Ice Breaker
by Lian Tanner (Author)
Twelve-year-old Petrel is an outcast, the lowest of the low on the Oyster, an ancient icebreaker that has been following the same course for three hundred years. In that time, the ship's crew has forgotten its original purpose and broken into three warring tribes. Everyone has a tribe except Petrel, whose parents committed such a terrible crime that they were thrown overboard, and their daughter ostracised.
But Petrel is a survivor. She lives in the dark corners of the ship, speaking to no one except two large grey rats, Mister Smoke and Missus Slink. Then a boy is discovered, frozen on an iceberg, and Petrel saves him, hoping he'll be her friend. What she doesn't know is that for the last three hundred years, the Oyster has been guarding a secret. A secret that could change the world.
A secret that the boy has been sent to destroy, along with the ship and everyone on it . . .
Recognition: Aurealis Award for Best Children's Book shortlist (2013); CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers (2014)
But Petrel is a survivor. She lives in the dark corners of the ship, speaking to no one except two large grey rats, Mister Smoke and Missus Slink. Then a boy is discovered, frozen on an iceberg, and Petrel saves him, hoping he'll be her friend. What she doesn't know is that for the last three hundred years, the Oyster has been guarding a secret. A secret that could change the world.
A secret that the boy has been sent to destroy, along with the ship and everyone on it . . .
Recognition: Aurealis Award for Best Children's Book shortlist (2013); CBCA Notable Book for Younger Readers (2014)
Hidden Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: HiddenReading level: 10+
Books in series: 3
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: fantasy mystery adventure science fiction steampunk
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