The Ice Sea Pirates
By (Author) Frida Nilsson
Illustrated by Davd Barrow
Gecko Press
Gecko Press
1st March 2020
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
[Fic]
Winner of Heffaklumpen Award 2016
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
The cold bites and the sea lashes in this page-turning adventure on the ice seas. No one but ten-year-old Siri dares to face treacherous sailors, hungry wolves and the arctic winter to save her younger sister from the dreaded Captain Whitehead and his ice sea pirates.
"The spirited Siri Faces abandonment, wolves, dastardly villains and near death is this thrilling novel" -- Womens Weekly
"A raging, pirate-infested adventure.But, what I really really loved about this book is that Siris journey it involves encounters with massively complex characters who at first appear really kind but then they have this dark edge as well." -- Radio New Zealand
"A junior version of the Iliad a hypnotising read-alone for confident middle graders or a perfect bed-time story for any age."
-- Kids' Book Review (AUS)Frida Nilsson is a leading Swedish author who has been an August Prize nominee three times and won the Astrid Lindgren Prize in 2014. In 2017 she was selected as one of Europes best emerging writers for young people through the Hay Festivals Aarhus 39. Her books have been translated throughout Europe and nominated for the prestigious Youth Literature Prize in Germany and several literary awards in France. Nilssons writing is characterised by humour and sincerity. She writes about the big questions in lifefriendship, death and loveand has been compared to Roald Dahl and Astrid Lindgren.
David Barrow is a graduate of the Cambridge School of Art where he completed a Masters in Childrens Book Illustration and received the top prize, the Sebastian Walker award for most promising childrens illustrator. He lives in England with his wife and son.