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Where the world ends /

In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McCaughrean, Geraldine (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
Saint Kilda (Scotland) > History > 18th century > Juvenile fiction.
Wilderness survival > Juvenile fiction.
Blessing and cursing > Juvenile fiction.
Islands > Juvenile fiction.
Saint Kilda (Scotland) > History > 18th century > Fiction.
Scotland > History > 18th century > Fiction.
Islands > Fiction.
Hunting > Fiction.
Wildnerness survival > Fiction.
Storytelling > Fiction.
Blessing and cursing > Fiction.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / Survival Stories.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Boys & Men.
Scotland > Saint Kilda.
1700-1799
Hunting stories.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
Hunting fiction.
Description
Summary:In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them.
Item Description:Originally published in the United Kingdom by Usborne Publishing Ltd in 2017.
Includes afterword about the history of St. Kilda, list of the birds of St. Kilda, and glossary.
Physical Description:324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Awards:Michael L. Printz Honor for Excellence in Young Adult Literature, 2020.
ISBN:9781250225498
1250225493