The Way To Impossible Island

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'Dazzling storytelling' - Hilary McKay Born with a serious heart condition, Dara has been waiting for his Big Operation forever, and this summer its finally going to happen. The moment his heart is fixed hell row out to the island in the bay all by himself just like hes 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 whats 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.

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Just finished Impossible Island and its truly beautiful! I absolutely loved it * Dara McAnulty *
Dazzling storytelling * Hilary McKay *
A fast-paced adventure full of heart * Hannah Gold *
Amazing and brilliant and stupendous and all the exclamations * Nizrana Farook *
Beautifully written and warm and heartfelt and true * Thomas Taylor *
A time slip adventure that will be etched on my heart for a very, very long time * Rashmi Sirdeshpande *
A mind-ticklingly wondrous Stone Age adventure! A PERFECT get-away-from-it-all read * Eve McDonnell *

Author Bio

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 lives in Wiltshire with her husband, three children and their mini-menagerie of pets and wild things. Sophie has always loved stories; she has taught English and has worked in a theatre, a bookshop and a tiny pub where folk tell fairytales by candlelight. Sophie is also a prize-winning published poet.