The Thames and Tide Club: The Ghost Pirates

Bursting with quirky characters and imaginative world-building elements * BookTrust on THE THAMES AND TIDE CLUB: THE SECRET CITY * Lively detail in both text and illustrations * Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week on THE THAMES AND TIDE CLUB: THE SECRET CITY * A brilliantly briny adventure story * The Times Children's Book of the Week on THAMES AND TIDE CLUB: THE SECRET CITY * Balen doesnt shy away from difficult subjects and her books all embrace weighty themes within gently suspenseful plots * Telegraph * Balens writing contains a simple poeticism * Daily Telegraph Children's Book of the Week on THAMES AND TIDE CLUB: THE SECRET CITY * A wildly imaginative romp * Daily Mail on THAMES AND TIDE CLUB: THE SECRET CITY *

Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Her debut novel, The Space Were In, was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award, October, October won the Yoto Carnegie Medal and the UKLA Book Award, and The Light in Everything was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal. When shes not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake and attempt to keep her house plants alive. She lives in London with her partner and their dog. Rachael Dean is a UK-based childrens book illustrator, who lives on the coast near Liverpool. She has created illustrations for middle-grade fiction as well as picture books, and was recently selected to illustrate Dame Jacqueline Wilsons new titles. Rachael works traditionally and digitally, painting images that are vividly rich and bold, and she enjoys gathering inspiration from beautiful scenes of nature. In her spare time, she loves to play the piano, cook, and spend time at her local National Trust.