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y separately published work icon Escape to the Moon Islands single work   children's fiction   children's   fantasy   adventure  
Is part of Quest of the Sunfish Mardi McConnochie , 2016 series - author children's fiction (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Escape to the Moon Islands
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'When Will and Annalie's father disappears, they set out on a perilous sea voyage to find him. The motley crew of runaways put their faith in each other, and in a small sailing boat called the Sunfish. In a world transformed by a catastrophic Flood, they embark on an adventure that will test their ingenuity - and their friendship - to the limits...The crew face off against storms and pirates, but the biggest threat of all comes from the Admiralty, the all-powerful navy that rules the oceans of the world. The Admiralty are supposed to be the good guys, but the deeper the Sunfish voyages into the Moon Islands, the more they realise that nothing is what it seems.'

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2016 .
      image of person or book cover 4742966282516002389.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 352p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 24th August 2016
      ISBN: 9781760290917
    • Toronto, Ontario,
      c
      Canada,
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Pajama Press ,
      2018 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Alternative title: The Flooded Earth
      Extent: 328 p.p.
      ISBN: 9781772780499

Works about this Work

Escape to the Moon Islands (The Quest of the Sunfish #1) Emily Clarke , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , October 2016;

— Review of Escape to the Moon Islands Mardi McConnochie , 2016 single work children's fiction
Review : Escape to the Moon Islands Daniela Andrews , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2016;

— Review of Escape to the Moon Islands Mardi McConnochie , 2016 single work children's fiction
Escape to the Moon Islands Review : Mardie McConnochie's Brisk Pre-teen Adventure Cameron Woodhead , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 29 September 2016;

— Review of Escape to the Moon Islands Mardi McConnochie , 2016 single work children's fiction
'The first in a series aimed at pre-teen readers, Mardi McConnochie's Escape to the Moon Islands rests on a similar idea to Andrew McGahan's recently completed Ship Kings fantasy novels. The world has been irrevocably changed by a great flood, and is now controlled by the Admiralty, a sea-going force who seem to be the good guys until the surface is scratched. ...'
Escape to the Moon Islands Review : Mardie McConnochie's Brisk Pre-teen Adventure Cameron Woodhead , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 29 September 2016;

— Review of Escape to the Moon Islands Mardi McConnochie , 2016 single work children's fiction
'The first in a series aimed at pre-teen readers, Mardi McConnochie's Escape to the Moon Islands rests on a similar idea to Andrew McGahan's recently completed Ship Kings fantasy novels. The world has been irrevocably changed by a great flood, and is now controlled by the Admiralty, a sea-going force who seem to be the good guys until the surface is scratched. ...'
Review : Escape to the Moon Islands Daniela Andrews , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Buzz Words , September 2016;

— Review of Escape to the Moon Islands Mardi McConnochie , 2016 single work children's fiction
Escape to the Moon Islands (The Quest of the Sunfish #1) Emily Clarke , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , October 2016;

— Review of Escape to the Moon Islands Mardi McConnochie , 2016 single work children's fiction

Awards

2019 winner The Green Earth Book Award Children's Fiction

for 'The Flooded Earth' (Canadian ed.)

2017 shortlisted The Readings Children’s Book Prize
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