Boy Underwater

SELECTED AS WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE MONTH
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD
A heart-breaking, heart-warming novel for everyone of 10 and older – this book will probably make you cry, and will definitely make you laugh.

Cymbeline Igloo (yes, really!) has NEVER been swimming

Not ever. Not once.

But how hard can it be? He’s Googled front crawl and he’s found his dad’s old pair of trunks. He’s totally ready.

What he’s not ready for is the accident at the pool – or how it leads his mum to a sudden breakdown.

Now, with the help of friends old and new, Cymbeline must solve the mystery of why his mum never took him near water – and it will turn his whole life upside down…

‘A wonderful story, moving and funny’ – Ross Welford

• Debut children’s author who writes with wit, intelligence and true child-appeal. Middle-grade contemporary. Perfectly judged 9+ voice.

• Perfectly in tune with current appetite for mental health themes but told accessibly and with humour and sensitivity.

Competition: Ross Welford; Lisa Thompson;