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From the author of the Stoneheart Trilogy comes a compelling new adventure for anyone who believes that every book is magic.Cat Manno and her grandfather Victor made a pact that one day, just for the hell of it, they'd take the subway and stay on the A-train until the very end of the line where the last narrow spit of land runs out into the ocean at Far Rockaway. This isn't that day.
On the first page Cat is knocked down by a speeding fire truck whilst crossing 55th St and 3rd Ave in Central Manhattan. She wakes up in a world made from all the books her grandfather used to read to her, peopled by some of the most memorable heroes of classic adventure fiction, brought vividly back to life. Cat must earn their friendship and help as she begins an odyssey and epic quest to find the mythic Castle at the World's End. And the name of that distant, mythic, wave-tumbled fastness It is, of course, the castle of Far Rockaway ...
If you enjoy reading good books; swashbuckling adventures with sword fights and pirates - then Far Rockaway is the book for you. Join Cat as she embarks on the journey of a lifetime ...
A glorious adventure. - Scotsman
Brilliantly juxtaposes a mythic world with twenty-first century reality. - School Librarian
This is pure adventure for readers who love being drawn into descriptive, fascinating, real worlds. **** - Books For Keeps
Celebrates the power of narrative to give meaning and richness to our concept of ourselves and our lives. - Carousel
Inventive mash up between modern fiction and the classics. - Daily Record
Full of wisdom, sharply-drawn imagery, great characters and an ending worthy of all the pages behind it. - Reading Zone
A fast-paced adventure set in Manhattan, with a fabulous heroine. - Angels & Urchins
Charlie Fletcher is a screenwriter and children's author living in Edinburgh. His Stoneheart trilogy has been translated into a dozen languages and the film rights have been sold to Paramount. The first volume, Stoneheart, was shortlisted for the Branford Boase award and longlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. His stand-alone novel for children, Far Rockaway, was published last year to great critical acclaim and has been longlisted for the Carnegie prize. He can be found on Twitter at @CharlieFletch_r.