Starboard

As a freelance journalist and copywriter, Nicola Skinner has written for the Guardian, The Pool and many national magazines. Her first novel for children, Bloom, was published in 2019 to much critical acclaim. Storm is her second novel.Nicola lives in Bristol with her family.

‘A uniquely brilliant story about setting your own course; clever, funny and moving’ Anna James, author of Pages & Co.‘Spectacular. A wild, hilarious, surreal adventure of self-discovery’ Guardian ‘An impressive feat, achieved with prose that often feels newly minted’ Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week‘A fabulously entertaining, hugely inventive novel of epic adventure, friendship and bravery’ Editor’s Choice, Bookseller‘A gloriously imaginative adventure’ Daily Mail Praise for BLOOM: ‘A hilarious, beautiful book… a blooming marvellous read’ Onjali Q. Rauf, author of The Boy at the Back of the Class‘A riotous, original and timely reminder that sometimes rules are made to be broken.’ Guardian Books of the Year‘A cracking debut… fresh and fun’ Times Children’s Book of the Week‘Delightful… Humorous, original…’ Amanda Craig, New Statesman‘A gorgeous debut… assured, funny, compelling’ Guardian‘Original, surprising and wonderfully surreal’ The Bookseller Praise for STORM: ‘Hugely inventive’ Independent‘Funny, moving and surprising, told with real wisdom and heart’ The Bookseller‘Surprising and endearing’ Daily Mail