The pull of the moon

by SMITH, Pip

ISBN: 9781760803032
Australian: Yes
Published: 2025 by UWA Publishing
Level: Middle Years (6-9)

Mystery/Crime

Coralie is thirteen years old and lives on Christmas Island, where sea birds circle the sky and the seasons are marked by the migratory patterns of crabs. But life on the island isn't always paradise. During a fierce tropical storm, a fishing boat carrying eighty-nine asylum seekers crashes into the island's cliffs. Coralie locks eyes with Ali, an eleven-year-old Iranian boy, as his mother pulls her life jacket over his head. But soon Ali disappears beneath the waves and when his body isn't recovered, Coralie resolves to do everything she can to find him. (distributor's synopsis)

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