Swallowed By the Sea

Mara is stuck spending her summer holidays in a tiny town far away from her friends and their fun plans, with her marine biologist mum who's there to work. Pilot whales are beaching at an alarming rate and no one can work out why, although the different theories are causing tensions in the community.Then Mara spots a pilot whale calf in danger, and she and a group of local children put aside their animosity to try to save it. But when their mission ends with them stranded on a rocky island way out at sea, they're the ones in need of rescuing... A gripping and thought-provoking new book from the author of WHERE THE WORLD TURNS WILD, perfect for fans of THE EXPLORER, WILDLANDS, FOXLIGHT and Hannah Gold.