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A magical, wondrous novel by the author of The Peculiar

Tale of the Tentacle Boy – about a boy who longs

to swim, and a town with a mysterious past …

‘A hilarious and warm-hearted mystery set in a secretive seaside

town, Son of the Sea had me hooked!’ JENNIFER

BELL, AUTHOR OF LEGENDARIUM

‘A splashing success, frothing with adventure. This beautiful

book is a witty, warm-hearted, web-toed delight.’ SAM

SEDGMAN, AUTHOR OF THE ADVENTURES

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HIS FEET WERE THE FIRST CLUE …

Casper dreams of swimming the Channel. Surely, he was born to

use his webbed toes … Instead, he’s strictly forbidden to go near

water.

When his parents have an unlucky accident, Casper is sent to stay

with a grandmother he’s never met – where he discovers his special

tie to the sea …

From the acclaimed author of The Peculiar Tale of

the Tentacle Boy – winner of the Times/Chicken

House Competition Chairman’s Choice Award

Packed full of magical realism, humour, LGBTQ+ representation

and a message of acceptance

Perfect for readers aged 9 and up