Floodland

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Set in the near future on the east coast of England that has been reclaimed by the sea it tells the story of a girl who, having been mistakenly left behind by her parents escaping from the flood, she heads off to find them but ends up in the hands of a mob of nasty men on a small island.

As for how it won an award, I suspect that's solely because it illustrates one of the future consequences of climate change: some real countries likely will be flooded that badly.The book has a captivating plot, with interesting characters that I am sure children will enjoy reading. I anticipated a more sadder ending, but, unfortunately I didn't get that😭But it's a good book overall especially for children to understand climate change and that. I read this over a weekend so I could use it as a stimulus for the English work the children in the year 6 class I was working with were going to do. The doom that prevails is beautifully crafted as is the glimmer of hope that pulls us through the book with its magnetism.

At first Dooby wanted to escape the island with Zoe, abandoning all his people, but Zoe refused after seeing Dooby's violence.The belief that she will one day find her parents spurs Zoe on to a dramatic escape in a story of courage and determination that leads to an unexpected and touching conclusion.