{"product_id":"9781510107779-julia-and-the-shark","title":"Julia and the Shark","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn enthralling, uplifting adventure story, the perfect gift for readers of 9 upwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave and acclaimed illustrator Tom de Freston comes an extraordinary story about family, friendship and hope. Illustrated throughout in black, white and yellow, this stunning book is perfect for 9+ fans of David Almond, Sally Gardner and Frances Hardinge. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating, powerful and luminous story from a bestselling, award-winning author about a mother, a daughter and the great Greenland shark. Wrapped up in mesmerising illustrations and presented as a deluxe hardback, this is a perfect gift for the holiday season, for 9+ fans of Philip Pullman, Sally Gardner and Frances Hardinge.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfathomable depths until it ripped the whole island from its roots. The bed was a boat, the shark a tide, and it pulled me so far out to sea I was only a speck, a spot, a mote, a dying star in an unending sky.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island for the summer - her dad, for work; her mother, on a determined mission to find the elusive Greenland shark. But when her mother's obsession threatens to submerge them all, Julia finds herself on an adventure with dark depths and a lighthouse full of hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA beautiful, lyrical, uplifting story about a mother, a daughter, and love - with timely themes of the importance of science and the environment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39888232120417,"sku":"9781510107779","price":9.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29623912.jpg?v=1725609472","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781510107779-julia-and-the-shark","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}