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Wider Than The Sea

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What to expect

Ró risks everything in her search for a missing dolphin, and discovers just how powerful she can be. This uplifting novel in verse will inspire readers of all abilities in its celebration of inclusivity. Perfect for fans of A Kind of Spark.

Ró finds school impossible. She knows people think she's shy - and stupid. But when she goes to the bay each afternoon to watch the dolphin leap through the water, she finds the strength to keep going. Then the dolphin disappears, and everything starts falling apart.

How much is Ró willing to risk to find him?


I watch each rise and dip of wave
know Sunny must be out there
somewhere
wonder if he's missing me.
I remember that moment
when I touched his skin
and know that finding him
is the only thing
that can make
the aching stop
make me feel
not broken.

Critics Review

A heartwarming, hopeful read with accessibility and understanding at its core, I know this book will be very important to a lot of children who need to see themselves reflected in the stories they read.
Ruth Ennis, Books Ireland Magazine
A gentle and moving story of friendship, hope and self-discovery ... celebrates neurodiversity and the power to change.
Patricia Forde, Laureate na nÓg (Ireland's Children's Laureate) in Irish Times magazine
Author Serena Molloy, illustrated by George Ermos
Narrator Jacqueline Milne
Duration 1 hours and 55 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781444971682
Format Audiobook
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in verse, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity and inclusion
Availability AU, GB, IE

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