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My Friend the Octopus

by Lindsay Galvin - £7.99  Chicken House Ltd (2022)
paperback    ISBN 13: 9781913696405 | ISBN 10: 1913696405

England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brighton aquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.
 
The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discovering a talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinary beast. She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus through colour and - as a gripping mystery begins to unfold - discovers what true courage really means...
 
The second middle-grade historical adventure by critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin's Dragons.
 
* A gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connection between a young girl and an octopus at its heart.
* Strong STEM and natural history themes with an underwater twist
* Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaring historical mystery and non-fiction elements
 
Recommended for readers aged 9-12

(Price & availability last checked: October 2022)

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