Julia and the Shark

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Een aantal teksten, haar dromen, zijn cursief en in de vorm van een haai. Haar dromen worden minder zorgeloos naarmate de dagen in de vuurtoren verstrijken. Julia has followed her mum and dad to live on a remote island for the summer – her dad, for work; her mother, on a determined mission to find the elusive Greenland shark. But when her mother’s obsession threatens to submerge them all, Julia finds herself on an adventure with dark depths and a lighthouse full of hope… Es war düsterer, die Themen heftiger als ich erwartet hatte, aber es war auch so ein wichtiges Thema. A beautiful, lyrical, uplifting story about a mother, a daughter, and love - with timely themes of the importance of science and the environment. About This Edition ISBN:

Kiran Millwood Hargrave is an award-winning poet, playwright, and bestselling author. Her debut The Girl of Ink & Starswon the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017 and the British Book Award's Children's Book of the Year, and was shortlisted for numerous awards including the Jhalak Prize, the Branford Boase Award and the Little Rebels Prize. Rich and strange (and kitted out with an eye-catching cover), but stronger in the set pieces than the internal logic. My name is Julia. This is the story of the summer I lost my mum, and found a shark older than trees. Don't worry though, that doesn't spoil the ending." Her second novel The Island at the End of Everythingwas released in April 2017, and was shortlisted for both the Costa Book Award and Blue Peter Children’s Book Award. Her fourth poetry collection OE, a retelling of Orpheus and Eurydice in collaboration with the artist Tom de Freston, was published by Bloomsbury in October 2017.Das Thema um mentale Gesundheit fand ich wirklich richtig gut geschrieben und mit Respekt behandelt. Tom de Freston's stunning illustrations perfectly complement the poetry of Kiran Millwood Hargrave's story - Cressida Cowell In her first collaboration on a novel with her artist husband, Tom de Freston, Kiran Millwood Hargrave — the author of The Girl of Ink & Stars, The Island at the End of Everything and The Way Past Winter — has taken her distinctive, lyrical style far north to the Shetland Islands. I've heard that this is a middle-grade book and can honestly say that it will probably allure to many middle graders and explain complicated topics to them brilliantly. However, the author's writing style as well as the narrative itself are of the kind that can't really be placed in a box and labelled so this will definitely be fantastic for old(er) readers as well. As a matter of fact, if I had to categorize it, I'd put it up there with A Monster Calls though what exactly happens to the children is quite different. So so lovely. This is the first middle-grade book I've read showing the moment a child realises their parents are just people with struggles and flaws of their own. Honestly a gorgeous book that doesn't shy away from mental health representation and yet is sensitive, appropriate for children, warm and hopeful. I love Julia's voice throughout, and the way she sees the world. Her journey to finding and defining herself as separate from her mum who she adores is refreshing. The illustrations are of course gorgeous too, although I do wish Julia was drawn as the chubby heroine Milwood Hargrave implies her to be!

How Julia tries to keep hold of her mother is an emotional rollercoaster. Kiran Millwood Hargrave explores the confusing effect of a parent’s deteriorating mental health in a story that is lyrical and empowering as well as profound. Connor's mum has cancer and life is changing. There is the nightmare, then there is school, where people avoid him, or persecute him. And then there is the immense, mythic Monster.

Julia and the Shark is deep, beautiful and true. The art shines and the writing soars. A classic from cover to cover. - Eoin Colfer A beautiful, lyrical, uplifting story about a mother, a daughter, and love – with timely themes of the importance of science and the environment. The writing is purely lyrical and so beautiful. It got me dreaming at times about the beautiful nature during the read. I am so grateful for this! It’s been years I haven’t have been this invested, getting lost in my own head reading a good book.

Julia and her parents have just left their home to spend the summer at a remote lighthouse, far away from anyone they know. Whilst Julia’s Dad is there for work, her marine biologist Mum is there for another reason – she wants to study the elusive Greenland shark, said to live in the waters nearby. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical MomentsThis is the story of a little girl whose parents are the most adventurous ones, who are living their dreams at their best. Until the little girl tries to grow up and tries her best to live her mother’s unfinished search for a creature that’s rarer and older than the oldest trees! A gorgeous (both visually and content-wise), heart-rending story. Think this is my favourite middle grade novel I have read so far. The topic of mental health is discussed in such a realistic, open way and although this straightforwardness made the story feel very intense, I think the fact that there is no sugarcoating or stigmatisation of mental health is going to be helpful to any child (and even adults) reading this story. Even' beginnen aan dit boek is best lastig, want dat even breidt zich uit naar 'even+even+even'. Je merkt snel dat het leest, zowel door de zinnen van de auteur als door de vertaling van Maria Postema. Niet goed uit te leggen, maar je merkt dat de woorden allemaal bij elkaar passen en de sfeer dus overkomt op de lezer. Julia's voice is instantly engaging as we go on a journey with her family to Unst, part of the Shetland Islands off Scotland, in search of a rare and very special shark.