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Floodland (novel)

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Floodland
First edition
AuthorMarcus Sedgwick
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's Fantasy novel
PublisherDolphin Paperback
Publication date
2 Mar 2000
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages128 pp (first edition, paperback)
ISBN1-85881-763-3
OCLC41960153

Floodland is a children's fantasy novel by Marcus Sedgwick, published on 2 March 2000 by Orion Children's Books. Floodland won the Branford Boase Award in 2001 for an outstanding first published novel.

Plot introduction

Floodland[1] is set in the near future where most of the United Kingdom is covered by water. The story is about a ten-year-old girl named Zoe who is left behind after her parents leave the island before the floods. She is left alone in the ruins of Norwich but escapes to Eels Island (Ely Cathedral) where she discovers a sinister society run by a strange boy named Dooby. Will she ever find her parents?

References

  1. ^ Mulrooney, Marty (20 December 2010). "BOOK REVIEW – Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick". Alternative Magazine Online. Retrieved 6 July 2022.