by David Almond (Author)
Erin, January and Mouse live in a children's home, Whitegates. Running away is something they know all about - their dreams of escape frequently lead them into the outside world. But this time will be different. January has built a raft, and the trio head precariously down river, towards the Black Middens. There they stumble across a disused factory and its strange inhabitants - ancient Grampa and a mysterious girl, Heaven Eyes. Heaven Eyes desperately hopes that the children are her lost family - but Grampa keeps the truth of her history concealed. While Erin befriends Heaven Eyes, dreaming of her own lost mother, and Mouse tries to belong, January's suspicions grow ...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 15 Jun 2000
ISBN 10: 0340743689
ISBN 13: 9780340743683
Children’s book age: 12+ Years
Book Overview: David Almond is the award-winning author of Skellig .
Prizes: Shortlisted for Carnegie Medal 2001 and Whitbread Book Awards: Children's Book Category 2000.