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The reader quickly feels close to October, the quirky 11 year old narrator who lives off-grid with her father. October loves to find objects in the woods and imagine their stories, until one day her world is turned upside down and she is forced to move to London. There, she discovers mudlarking: searching for objects in the Thames riverbed when the tide is out. October, October is a lyrical novel alive with the beauty of the natural world, and of relationships given the chance to heal.
Ages 8-12
The reader quickly feels close to October, the quirky 11 year old narrator who lives off-grid with her father. October loves to find objects in the woods and imagine their stories, until one day her world is turned upside down and she is forced to move to London. There, she discovers mudlarking: searching for objects in the Thames riverbed when the tide is out. October, October is a lyrical novel alive with the beauty of the natural world, and of relationships given the chance to heal.
Ages 8-12
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