The Way to Impossible Island

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Author
Sophie Kirtley
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Genre
Children’s Fiction
Released
03 August, 2021
ISBN
9781526616302

The Way to Impossible Island

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Synopsis

Recommended for ages 8+

Born with a serious heart condition, Dara has been waiting for his Big Operation forever, and this summer it's finally going to happen. The moment his heart is fixed he'll row out to the island in the bay all by himself just like he's always dreamed. But when his op is postponed, Dara snaps. When will he get to live his real life? Maybe the adventures he dreams of are just silly fantasies.

And then he finds a girl hiding in the boat shed. She wears animal skins. She has a real live pet wolf. She is, simply, impossible. Could Mothgirl really be from the Stone Age? And what is she seeking on Lathrin Island? As Dara and Mothgirl set out on a wild, windswept sea journey Dara begins to realise that when you stop worrying about what's impossible, you can do anything.

A brave, life-affirming middle-grade timeslip adventure about finding your family and finding yourself, from the author of The Wild Way Home.

Reviews

Brave and Life-Affirming: Extract from The Way to Impossible Island by Sophie Kirtley

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6 August 2021

Brave and Life-Affirming: Extract from The Way to Impossible Island by Sophie Kirtley

Educational Fun: Classroom Activities for The Way to Impossible Island by Sophie Kirtley

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5 August 2021

Educational Fun: Classroom Activities for The Way to Impossible Island by Sophie Kirtley

A Middle-Grade Timeslip: Read our Review of The Way to Impossible Island by Sophie Kirtley

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3 August 2021

A Middle-Grade Timeslip: Read our Review of The Way to Impossible Island by Sophie Kirtley

Sophie Kirtley
About the author

Sophie Kirtley

Sophie Kirtley grew up in Northern Ireland, where she spent her childhood climbing on hay bales, rolling down sand-dunes and leaping the raw Atlantic waves. Nowadays she live in Wiltshire with her husband, three children and their mini-menagerie of pets and wild things.

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