Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea
Pari Thomson
Illustrated by Elisa Paganelli
Ages 9 to 11Synopsis
Daisy Thistledown's magical adventure continues in The City Beyond the Sea, the spellbinding sequel to Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson.
Across the ocean, a magical adventure awaits . . .
Daisy Thistledown and the Five O'Clock Club have defeated a terrifying foe, but their journey to find the missing Botanists is only just beginning.
Smuggling on board the long-awaited expedition to the heart of the Amazon, Daisy and her friends find themselves in danger on the high seas, pursued across the waves by Grim Reapers. Their only hope: to find the legendary Iffenwild, a mysterious magical pocket lost to time.
But beneath the waves of Iffenwild, a strange botanical magic stirs. It will take all of Daisy's courage and determination – and the trust of an unexpected new friend – if she is to save the Greenwild from a terrible fate.
'An eco-thriller every child should read' - The Telegraph on Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
Phenomenal . . . If you don’t believe in magic, you will after you’ve read Greenwild.A. F. Steadman on Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
Thomson is a razor-quick writer, who always keeps the reader tottering near a cliff.The Telegraph on Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
Thomson has created a gorgeous, utterly believable world as magical and magnificent as the Amazon rainforest itself.Aisling Fowler on Greenwild: The World Behind the Door