A poignant story of hope and courage, thrumming with Green's love of the natural world ? The Bookseller, praise for Julia GreenAffecting characterization and a gentle, rocking prose carry us through this illuminating story ? Sunday Times, praise for Julia GreenPerfect for little landlubbers with dreams ? The Times, praise for Julia Green Julia Green is an author of over twenty novels and stories for children and young adults. She has worked as a publicity assistant for a publisher, a library assistant, an English teacher, and is currently Emeritus Professor of Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Alex Latimer is an award-winning South African writer and illustrator, who lives in Cape Town. His picture books have been translated into dozens of languages, and he is always working on (at least) one picture book and novel at a time.