Blackwells and the Briny Deep

Weird Stories Gone Wrong

Philippa Dowding author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Dundurn Group Ltd

Published:6th Dec '18

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Do you hear the distant drums? And what about that weird screaming …

Emma Blackwell used to love mermaids. Jonah Blackwell used to love pirates. And William Blackwell tried to be a good captain. Which he would be, if he could get his twin brother and sister to stop fighting long enough to sail their boat, the Peregrine, across the bay. But after the Blackwells see a phantom ship, barely survive a terrible storm, and then mysteriously wake up with seaweed in their mouths, everything changes.

They’re becalmed in fog. They run aground on a strange island. They hear distant drums, and their weird adventure begins! The Blackwells face zombie pirates, terrifying mermaids, and a shipwrecked group of cursed ship’s figureheads, including a Roman gladiator and an English knight, all led by the strange dolphin-boy, Finn.

It’ll make a great sea yarn one day, if they can just survive it.

All-hands-on-deck for sea-faring fun complete with zombie pirates, a ghost ship, and screaming mermaids. I’ve loved this series from the beginning, and hope for more! * Monica Kulling, author of Mary Anning’s Curiosity *
Its fast pace, short chapters, accompanying illustrations, and simple use of language will also make it accessible to reluctant readers. * CM: Canadian Review of Materials *
An adventure full of creatures both terrifying & wonderful... perfect for reading aloud in a family setting. * The Canadian Children's Book Centre *

ISBN: 9781459741065

Dimensions: 203mm x 127mm x 25mm

Weight: 142g

144 pages