Where the Tide Lines Lead
Sophie Cameron
Little Tiger

Elio’s family owns a holiday resort on a Spanish island. Recently several teenagers have gone missing and as a result bookings in the town dry up and Elio’s parents decide to get rid of some of their staff. Then one day while walking on the beach, Elio unexpectedly sees a girl named Maria Riera. Despite his cries, she walks straight into the sea through its parting waves which then close over her. Expecting Maria to reappear, he waits a while but despite her being a champion swimmer, she doesn’t re-surface.

Nobody believes what he saw, other than Sam, a tourist whose sister Jess, had previously gone missing and so the two decide to investigate. That night they ‘borrow’ a boat and set off over the water and not long after, the sea starts to open just like it had for Maria and they are pulled under. They find a kind of underwater city ruled over by selkie-like beings that are in need to help from Sam and Elio, but are they to be trusted?

Just like the pull of the water, the pull of this story will quickly draw readers in to its mysterious happenings. Will Sam and Elio (and perhaps the others who are missing) be able to return to their normal lives or are they destined to remain below the sea?

With some great characters, themes of feeling alone, feeling different and learning to feel comfortable in your own skin, climate change and pollution, this is a book for those older readers who like mystery stories that blend fantasy and reality.