Rebecca Franks
Rebecca was born in London and spent every summer holiday on the Isles of Scilly from the ages of six to sixteen, running barefoot across the remote island of Bryher and solving clues in treasure hunts set by her friends. It sparked the idea for Tideslip, which she wrote while studying for an MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University. Rebecca lives in Bristol, where she works as a classical music journalist for The Times and a variety of magazines. She’s studied children’s writing with the Golden Egg Academy and in 2021 was awarded Arts Council England’s Developing Your Creative Practice grant. She loves scribbling in her notebook in cafes, is a big fan of her local library and has too many books on her to-be-read pile.
Tideslip
Upper MG Historical time slip
Samson, Isles of Scilly, 1855. Grey (11) is a treasure-seeker on these remote islands on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. One day she unexpectedly stumbles on a hoard of treasure on Bryher that has the power to change her life. Bryher, Isles of Scilly, 2023. Coral (11) is on a family holiday she’d rather miss, thanks to her bickering parents. But when she hears a legend of lost treasure, she can’t resist joining the hunt for gold. When tide and time merge, Coral falls back through the centuries. The two girls race through time to reclaim the treasure, escape the dangerous sea – and save both themselves and their families’ futures.
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