Floodland, Marcus Sedgwick
Floodland, Marcus Sedgwick
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Floodland

Author: Marcus Sedgwick

Narrator: Amanda Root

Unabridged: 3 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/09/2002


Synopsis

What if the sea began to rise . . . and rise . . . until the land began to disappear? A brilliant futuristic fantasy by an acclaimed new writer.

Global warming has caused the sea to rise until cities are turning into islands and civilization is crumbling. Ten-year-old Zoe discovers a small rowboat and keeps it a secret until she sets out alone on the great sea to find her parents. She lands on tiny Eels Island, where she must survive in a nightmarish world run by wild children, and stand up to its boy-leader, Dooby. Zoe and a boy called Munchkin escape from Eels Island and cross the sea to the mainland, where they find not only Zoe’s parents but a new family and a new world.

About The Author

Marcus Sedgwick is the award-winning author of Floodland, Witch Hill, and The Dark Horse. The author lives in Sussex, England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by retrometro (ocelot’s version) on November 01, 2021

i read this in school and all i can remember is that i wanted her parents to die and it was shady as fuck......more

Goodreads review by Lana on January 28, 2014

Floodland is an interesting story about a young girl called Zoe who lives on a deserted island, Norwich. Norwich is deserted because of high sea levels. Zoe's parents left on a supply ship without realising Zoe was still on the island. She manages to flee Norwich on a derelict boat called Lyca. Zoe......more

Goodreads review by Sara on January 06, 2022

We are currently reading this book in the classroom, as it is part of our English curriculum. An easy and quick read that is set in the near future where global warming causes sea levels to rise, which then causes floods. The main idea of the book which is global warming, gives the children a perspect......more

Goodreads review by Alison on January 27, 2019

I fell in love with this story. Based in a post apocalyptic world (the future of the world if global warming keeps happening) it approaches many themes. Family and the connection with Zoe's parents is one. Community, and how a disaster impacts people's sanity and kindness. Journey, how through everyt......more

Goodreads review by High_On_Chai on December 25, 2022

So, this book is about a girl called zoe who lives in Norwich (but the ice things have melted so it's surrounded by water yk us if a few yrs) anyways her parents left on a boat without her and never came back😥 and this is abt her journey to find her parents. I anticipated a more sadder ending, but,......more


Quotes

“Taut, accessible, and swift moving . . . an effective cautionary tale.”
The Horn Book Magazine