Don't let them leave
ISBN: 9781761355462
Australian: Yes
Published: 2026 by Penguin
Level: Middle Years (6-9)
Family & Relationships , Historical
Set in North Cornwall, this chilling and brilliantly written novel opens with a disturbing prologue from 1855, setting the scene for the fate that will later befall three young characters in 1930. Charlotte, Jack and Emily have been left orphaned after a car accident claimed the life of their beloved parents. Thrown into a bewildering situation, the children are taken from their family home and thrust into the guardianship of their never met grandmother on the remote and treacherous Black Island.