Becoming Grace
Paperback
Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck.
Despite her fear of boats, Grace Darling loves her life as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper and spends fun-filled childhood days with her three sisters, four brothers, numerous goats, chickens, cats and her beloved dog, Happy.
The only shadows come from the many shipwrecks caused by the poor location of their lighthouse, a problem that seems to be fixed when a new one is built further out on the remote Longstone Rock.
But in September 1838, a steamship called the Forfarshire is wrecked on the dangerous Harcar Rock. Grace alerts her father to survivors, but can she find the courage to help him row out through the mountainous waves to rescue them?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
£7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-0-00-870052-2
Interest age
9+
Reading age
8
Publication Date
10-04-2025
Format
Paperback
Pages
112 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck.
Despite her fear of boats, Grace Darling loves her life as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper and spends fun-filled childhood days with her three sisters, four brothers, numerous goats, chickens, cats and her beloved dog, Happy.
The only shadows come from the many shipwrecks caused by the poor location of their lighthouse, a problem that seems to be fixed when a new one is built further out on the remote Longstone Rock.
But in September 1838, a steamship called the Forfarshire is wrecked on the dangerous Harcar Rock. Grace alerts her father to survivors, but can she find the courage to help him row out through the mountainous waves to rescue them?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Hilary McKay, Illustrated by Keith Robinson
Hilary McKay is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s authors. Her books—including Saffy's Angel, The Skylarks' War, and The Swallows' Flight —have been published in over 30 languages and have won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, and countless other accolades.
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-0-00-870052-2
Reading age
8
Interest age
9+
Publication Date
10-04-2025
Format
Paperback
Pages
112 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Award-winning Hilary McKay brings the childhood of Victorian heroine Grace Darling to life in this heartfelt reimagining of her life up to and including the Forfarshire shipwreck.
Despite her fear of boats, Grace Darling loves her life as the daughter of a lighthouse keeper and spends fun-filled childhood days with her three sisters, four brothers, numerous goats, chickens, cats and her beloved dog, Happy.
The only shadows come from the many shipwrecks caused by the poor location of their lighthouse, a problem that seems to be fixed when a new one is built further out on the remote Longstone Rock.
But in September 1838, a steamship called the Forfarshire is wrecked on the dangerous Harcar Rock. Grace alerts her father to survivors, but can she find the courage to help him row out through the mountainous waves to rescue them?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Hilary McKay, Illustrated by Keith Robinson
Hilary McKay is one of Britain’s best-loved children’s authors. Her books—including Saffy's Angel, The Skylarks' War, and The Swallows' Flight —have been published in over 30 languages and have won the Costa Children’s Book Award, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award, and countless other accolades.
