The Shell Keepers
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Shell Keepers
By (Author) Truly Johnston
Chicken House Ltd
Chicken House Ltd
5th June 2025
5th June 2025
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Home and daily life
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats: Oceans and seas
Childrens / Teenage emotions: Worry, fear
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
304
Width 196mm, Height 128mm, Spine 24mm
160g
Description
An enchanting and sunny seaside adventure, for ages 8+. When Corrine picks up a shell on the beach, she doesnt expect to see a tiny girl inside it. Kauri lives below the sand and sea, travelling with her family on the tides. But now their miniature world is in danger, and they need a shell keeper to keep them safe . . . A cosy middle-grade debut from Truly Johnston, winner of the Bath Childrens Novel Award 2022. A heart-warming tale about a family of miniature people cast adrift in the human world. Shades of The Borrowers in a coastal seaside setting. Themes of belonging, identity, environment and activism, wrapped up in a sunny adventure and treasure hunt.
