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Life has its ups and downs, doesn’t it? And Martha and her friends are really sick of going up, and down, and up, and down …
‘Rees has managed, in her debut novel nonetheless, to capture the imagination and at the same time create a piece of dystopian fiction which is highly relatable.’ MR BRUFF, BLOGGER
‘An original and surreal take on teen dystopia.’ THE BOOKSELLER
After a traumatic event that no one can talk about or remember, they’re stuck on a giant killer jellyfish, tantalizingly close to the shore and safety.
They’ve had enough of it.
They’ve decided that they’re either going to escape, or die trying.
- Shortlisted for the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition, this funny, touching and surreal debut is like nothing you’ve read before.
- Speculative YA about relationships and teenage friendships.
- Set largely on the back of a giant jellyfish, floating in a struggling, absurd world.