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By Summer Waters

Dive into another exciting magical adventure for girls – will you answer the call of Silver Dolphins?It’s the Spring holidays and there’s a surprise visit from Cai’s parents from Australia. But they’ve got unwelcome news – Antonia is devastated to learn that best friend Cai might be emigrating to Australia or moving back to the city.Cai faces an impossible choice: does he move to the city so he can still visit Antonia but give up being a Silver Dolphin or does he learn to answer the call in Australia without his best friend?Meanwhile a minke whale keeps getting stranded in the estuary. Antonia and Cai join forces with the local fishermen and the coast guard to try to save the whale but it keeps returning. Can there be another reason for its strange behaviour? And could this really be the end of Silver Dolphins for Cai?

By Adam Baron

SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTHSHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARDA heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for everyone of 10 and older this book will probably make you cry, and will definitely make you laugh.Cymbeline Igloo (yes, really!) has NEVER been swimmingNot ever. Not once.But how hard can it be Hes Googled front crawl and hes found his dads old pair of trunks. Hes totally ready.What hes not ready for is the accident at the pool or how it leads his mum to a sudden breakdown.Now, with the help of friends old and new, Cymbeline must solve the mystery of why his mum never took him near water and it will turn his whole life upside downA wonderful story, moving and funny Ross Welford

By Ali Benjamin

This Stunning Debut Novel About Grief And Wonder Was An Instant New York Times Bestseller And Captured Widespread Critical Acclaim, Including Selection As A 2015 National Book Award Finalist! After Her Best Friend Dies In A Drowning Accident, Suzy Is Convinced That The True Cause Of The Tragedy Must Have Been A Rare Jellyfish Sting-things Don't Just Happen For No Reason. Retreating Into A Silent World Of Imagination, She Crafts A Plan To Prove Her Theory--even If It Means Traveling The Globe, Alone. Suzy's Achingly Heartfelt Journey Explores Life, Death, The Astonishing Wonder Of The Universe...and The Potential For Love And Hope Right Next Door.

By James Gurney

In the year 1860, biologist and explorer Arthur Denison and his son, Will, set out on a sea voyage of discovery and adventure. When a powerful typhoon wrecks the ship in uncharted waters, Arthur and Will are the sole survivors. Washed ashore on a strange island called Dinotopia, they are amazed to find a breathtaking world where cities are built on waterfalls, people have found new ways to fly, and humans and dinosaurs live together in harmony. With new discoveries at every turn, Arthur and Will embark upon their own separate journeys to unearth the mysteries of Dinotopia.

By Ashley Herring Blake

A poignant yet hopeful novel about a girl navigating grief, trauma, and friendship, from Ashley Herring Blake, the award-winning author of Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World.Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect house with the perfect family in sunny California. But when a kayaking trip goes horribly wrong, Mum is suddenly gone forever and Hazel is left with crippling anxiety and a jagged scar on her face. After Mum's death, Hazel, her other mother, Mama, and her little sister, Peach, need a fresh start. So for the last two years, the Bly girls have lived all over the country, never settling anywhere for more than a few months.When the family arrives in Rose Harbor, Maine, there's a wildness to the small town that feels like magic. But when Mama runs into an old childhood friend—Claire—suddenly Hazel's tight-knit world is infiltrated. To make it worse, she has a daughter Hazel's age, Lemon, who can't stop rambling on and on about the Rose Maid, a local 150-year-old mermaid myth.Soon, Hazel finds herself just as obsessed with the Rose Maid as Lemon is—because what if magic were real? What if grief really could change you so much, you weren't even yourself anymore? And what if instead you emerged from the darkness stronger than before?

By Summer Waters

Dive into another exciting magical adventure for girls - will you answer the call of Silver Dolphins? Antonia is a secret Silver Dolphin - she's responsible for helping the creatures of the bay when their environment is threatened, by responding to the call of her magic necklace. Antonia and Cai are helping Hannah set up another Sea Watch charity to look after local dolphins and seals. But when thunderstorms cause a landslide, the Silver Dolphins face their biggest challenge yet...

By Rex Stone

Jamie and Tom are back in the Permian era and decide to do some snorkelling and look at all the weird and wonderful creatures beneath the sea. Wanna can't swim but he wants to come too, so the boys make him a boat from an enormous trilobite shell. The three friends discover a secret pool of water and decide to explore . . . but disaster strikes! They're not the only ones in the pool. They've been joined by three prehistoric sharks with ferocious unravelling jaws full of razor-sharp teeth. When Wanna falls off his shell-boat, it's up to Jamie and Tom to lure the sharks away before their little dino-friend becomes Permian shark food!

By Jewell Parker Rhodes

If only Maddy sees the mermaid, can it be real?It's Maddy's turn to have a bayou summer. At first she misses life back home in the city, but soon she grows to love everything about her new surroundings -- the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only Maddy sees. Could it be a mermaid? As her grandmother shares wisdom about sayings and signs, Maddy realizes she may be only the sibling to carry on her family's magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. Does she have what it takes to be a hero?A coming-of-age tale rich with folk magic, set in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Bayou Magic celebrates hope, friendship, and family, and captures the wonder of life in the Deep South.

By Robert Siegel

In this ecological fable, Hruna the humpback whale finds mystery and danger as well as love and spiritual awakening in the waters of the world. After a secure, frolicsome childhood, Hruna is propelled into a world of adventure, danger, and wonder that will enchant and enlighten readers of all ages.

By Sherry Garland

Thirteen-year-old Alyssa has not spoken since witnessing her parents' drowning during a hurricane. Three years later, another hurricane is heading toward the island, and Alyssa must come to terms with her parents' deaths to save her grandfather and brother. "This book will have appeal for lovers of the outdoors as well as anyone who appreciates an exciting, atmospheric story."--School Library Journal