Floodland by Marcus Sedgwick

Floodland is a challenging novel for older readers who will be captivated by a vision of the future that is not so unbelievable. Imagine that a few years from now England is covered by water, and Norwich is an island. Zoe, left behind in the confusion when her parents escaped, survives there as best she can. Alone and desperate among marauding gangs, she manages to dig a derelict boat out of the mud and gets away to Eels Island. But Eels Island, whose raggle-taggle inhabitants are dominated by the strange boy Dooby, is full of danger too. The belief that she will one day find her parents spurs Zoe on to a dramatic escape in a story of courage and determination that leads to an unexpected and touching conclusion. Floodland has a powerful and emotive theme, handled with warmth and humanity.

9/10 Floodland is a challenging novel for older readers.

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9 positive reader review(s) for Floodland

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Floodland reader reviews

from England

It is a great book but lacks action at the start.
8/10 ()

from United Kingdom

Amassing, the best book in the word.
10/10 ()

from Spain

This book is prodigious I would recommend this book to everybody, I really enjoyed reading It. It was satisfying to read,In my opinion it was the best book I've read in quite a while.
10/10 ()

from England

Flood land is a great book suitable for all readers. I like this book because you have to use your imagination, also I like how the author describes the characters and the setting.
10/10 ()

from England

A fascinating story about a young girl called Zoe who ventures out on a exiting journey and befriends a boy called Munchkin. Touching.
9/10 ()

from Bangladesh

The fact is that you have been able to use your imagination for your story.
9/10 ()

from England

I love this book a lot as there is suspense, disastrous, strong plot and bunch of impressive characters who are full of courage to perform daring job for destiny. I appreciate the people who included this book in our course. I enjoyed a lot from three story and adventure of this book.
10/10 ()

from England

I really like this book. This book is a good book to read at school because you can do loads of work on it. I hope everyone else likes this book too. Thank you for writing a book like this now we can take care of the world a little bit more. Thank you.
10/10 ()

from England

It is a powerful story about a young girl called Zoe who goes on a dangerous journey to find her parents.
8/10 ()

9.3/10 from 10 reviews

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