Scarlet Ibis Award-winning author by Gill Lewis (author)

Red asks, ‘Will we always be together?’ ‘Always,’ I say. ‘Just you and me in that little boat, watching the scarlet ibis flying back to the Caroni Swamp.’

Scarlet’s used to looking after her brother, Red. He’s special – different. Every night she tells him his favourite story – about the day they’ll fly far away to the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad, where thousands of birds fill the sky.

But when Scarlet and Red are split up and sent to live with different foster families, Scarlet knows she’s got to do whatever it takes to get her brother back . . .

Once read, never forgotten – this is the deeply moving new story from award-winning author Gill Lewis, now available in paperback.

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780192793560

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Date published

January 1st, 2015

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 3.8; Middle years plus; 5.0 points

Other details

224 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Gill Lewis

Before she could walk, Gill Lewis was discovered force-feeding bread to a sick hedgehog under the rose bushes. Now her stories reflect her passion for wild animals in wild places. She draws inspiration from many of the people she has had the fortune to meet during her work as a vet, both at home and abroad. Gill Lewis has a masters degree in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University and won the 2009 course prize for most promising writer. Her first novel was snapped up for publication within hours of being offered to publishers. She lives in Somerset with her young family and a motley crew of pets. She writes from a shed in the garden, in the company of spiders.

Reviews

charlotte
on 7 May 2015

What a book!

I felt very moved with the flat incident but what an amazing book! I love the characters and there personalities, so unique! Amazing book I would recommend.

4 out of 5