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Riverskin

Mike Edwards

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English
Walker Books
01 June 2025
A dark, pacy and atmospheric journey of self-discovery from a debut author and performance poet.

Tess lives in the “turns”, a network of tunnels under the River Tees, with her Aunt Peg and her monstrous Unkle Darkwater. When Aunt Peg starts to develop signs of dementia, Tess must find someone else to keep her safe. And she is beginning to doubt her aunt's stories about her origins, too. Tess longs to find out the truth about her family once and for all, but that will mean leaving the turns, and she has never been on dry land before – or mingled with dry-folk. Can she survive away from the river? And does she have the strength to take control of who she will become?
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Imprint:   Walker Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 128mm, 
Weight:   200g
ISBN:   9781529529449
ISBN 10:   1529529441
Pages:   272
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Mike Edwards is a writer and spoken word performer who has performed at festivals and events across the UK, including as poetry coach on Apples and Snakes’ national slam poetry project Shake the Dust, and BBC Radio 3’s spoken word show The Verb. He has a Masters in Creative Writing from Northumbria University and facilitates creative workshops in schools, prisons and community venues. He is a recipient of a New Writing North Northern Promise Award and this will be his first published work. Mike lives in Teesside. Jason Cockcroft's illustrations for A Pilgrim's Progress won the Blue Peter Children's Award in 2000. He also illustrated the cover of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Jason lives in North Yorkshire.

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