by Patrice Lawrence · Scholastic · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781407191409
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«Diver's Daughter: A Tudor Story» is the historical novel for young readers by Patrice Lawrence, published by Scholastic in paperback (176 pages, in English).
Eve, a twelve-year-old girl from Elizabethan London, lives in terror of water after nearly drowning. When Eve and her mother, born in Mozambique, learn that an African diver who survived the Mary Rose could help them rescue a treasure, they set out on a journey to the English coast. An adventure based on real events.
Second volume in Scholastic's «Voices» series; the action takes place in Elizabethan England in the 1580s.
Recommended for young readers aged 8 to 12 looking for historical adventures with unusual protagonists and perspectives.
Patrice Lawrence MBE, FRSL is a British writer and journalist, who has published fiction both for adults and children. Her writing has won awards including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Children and The Bookseller YA Book Prize. In 2021, she won the Jhalak Prize's inaugural children's and young adult category for her book Eight Pieces of Silva (2020).
