Through endless days and star-spangled nights, they drift – mere specks on the vast, empty ocean – weakened by fear, hunger, and burned by the unforgiving sun.Īya tells Bill about The Arabian Nights, and Shahrazad, who told 1001 stories to save her life.Īs hope of rescue begins to fade, they find strength in these tales of magic, brave heroes, wily thieves, greedy sultans, and courageous girls. Chris Vick’s novel delves deep into the might and majesty of the unpredictable ocean, the strength of an unlikely friendship between a British boy and a Berber girl and their will to survive against all the odds.Ī British boy narrowly survives the sinking of his yacht in a huge storm off the coast of Morocco.Īfter days alone at sea in a tiny rowing boat Bill rescues a girl clinging for her life to a barrel.Īya, from the nomadic Berber tribe, was escaping to Europe when her migrant ship was destroyed in the same storm. ‘A thrilling and a magical book’ Sally Gardner.

He lives near Bath, with his wife and daughter.Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Prize 2020. From killers to conservationists, it tells the story of three generations of the Kristensen family, their history as whale hunters and later their mission to save the great whales and our planet.Ĭhris has appeared at many festivals including Hay, Bath Children’s Literature Festival and Mare di Libri (Sea of Books) in Italy and has written blogs/features for the Guardian and.

The Last Whale was published in hardback by Zephyr in August 2022. Sea, ‘a storm, a shipwreck and a story of survival in a contemporary, timely adventure tinged with legend and fable.’ Writing for The Bookseller, reviewer Fiona Noble said of Girl. It won the Iris Award (an award voted for by international schools across Europe), and is nominated for the Sakura Award in Japan. Sea, was published by Zephyr in 2019 and shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie medal. The Guardian described the book as ‘a gripping and heartbreaking story of love and obsession’ and chose Kook as their young person’s book of the month. Kook, published by HarperCollins in 2016, was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award and shortlisted for the prestigious Andersen Award in Italy.

He has written four books, published in several countries. He spent years working in whale conservation and a lot of time surfing before enrolling on the Bath Spa MA in Writing for Young People. Chris writes books for young people about the sea, danger and the wonder of magic and stories.

Girl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick