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Floodland (novel)
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Floodland is a children's
fantasy novel by Marcus Sedgwick
, published on March 2, 2000 by Orion Children's Books
and aimed at children. Floodland won the Branford Boase Award
in 2001 for an outstanding first published novel.
is covered by water. The storyline concerns a girl named Zoe who is left behind after her family flees the floods. She is left alone in the ruins of Norwich
but escapes to Eels Island (Ely Cathedral
) where she discovers a sinister society run by a strange boy.
Zoe is left by a boat that her parents left on when she goes on search for them she faces big challenges. Zoe's mom was awfully sick so then she gets hit by something on the head, she faints and couldn't tell her parents what happened because they had already left.
Children's literature
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fantasy novel by Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick
Marcus Sedgwick was born in Kent, England. Marcus is a British author and illustrator as well as a musician. He used to play for two bands namely playing the drums for Garrett and as the guitarist in an ABBA tribute group...
, published on March 2, 2000 by Orion Children's Books
Orion Publishing Group
Orion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It is owned by Hachette Livre. In 1998 Orion bought Cassell.-History:Full history of the group can be found on Orion Publishing Group is owned by -Imprints:...
and aimed at children. Floodland won the Branford Boase Award
Branford Boase Award
The Branford Boase Award is a British literary award presented annually to an outstanding novel for young people by a first-time writer.Wendy Boase, Editorial Director of Walker Books and Henrietta Branford worked together previously to produce a great number of books. Both Wendy Boase and...
in 2001 for an outstanding first published novel.
Plot introduction
Floodland is set in the near future where most of the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
is covered by water. The storyline concerns a girl named Zoe who is left behind after her family flees the floods. She is left alone in the ruins of Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
but escapes to Eels Island (Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral is the principal church of the Diocese of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, England, and is the seat of the Bishop of Ely and a suffragan bishop, the Bishop of Huntingdon...
) where she discovers a sinister society run by a strange boy.
Zoe is left by a boat that her parents left on when she goes on search for them she faces big challenges. Zoe's mom was awfully sick so then she gets hit by something on the head, she faints and couldn't tell her parents what happened because they had already left.