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Home / Children's Books / Children's Fiction 9–12 / The shell keepers

The shell keepers

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When Corrine picks up a shell on the beach, she doesn’t expect tosee a tiny girl inside it. Kauri lives below the sand and sea, travellingwith her family on the tides. But now their miniature worldis in danger, and they need a shell keeper to keep them safe. . .

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SKU: 9781915947734 Category: Children's Fiction 9–12 Tags: Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Animal stories (Children's / Teenage), Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Natural history (Children?s/Teenage), People & Places (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's / Teenage), Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage) Publisher/imprint : Chicken House
Page count : 304
Published on 5th June, 2025
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An enchanting and sunny seaside adventure, for ages 8+.

When Corrine picks up a shell on the beach, she doesn’t expect to see a tiny girl inside it.

Kauri lives below the sand and sea, travelling with her family on the tides. But now their miniature world is in danger, and they need a shell keeper to keep them safe . . .

  • A cosy middle-grade debut from Truly Johnston, winner of the Bath Children’s Novel Award 2022.
  • A heart-warming tale about a family of miniature people cast adrift in the human world.
  • Shades of The Borrowers in a coastal seaside setting.
  • Themes of belonging, identity, environment and activism, wrapped up in a sunny adventure and treasure hunt.

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Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
Author

Johnston, Truly

Publisher

Chicken House

Imprint

Chicken House

Cover

Paperback

Pages

304

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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