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'An enchanting tale of haunting places and mystical bargains, sumptuously illustrated by Levi Pinfold.
'Washed clean in his pool, we fall under his rule
Away from what is, for we are now his.
'When a young girl and her brothers step into the ghostly Paradise Sands hotel, they fall under the rule of the mysterious Teller. She makes a deal with him to free them all from his haunting paradise. But can she hold up her side of the bargain?' (Publication summary)
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Works about this Work
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[Review] Paradise Sands
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 98 no. 6 2022; (p. 69-70.)
— Review of Paradise Sands : A Story of Enchantment 2022 single work picture book
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[Review] Paradise Sands
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Horn Book Magazine , November / December vol. 98 no. 6 2022; (p. 69-70.)
— Review of Paradise Sands : A Story of Enchantment 2022 single work picture book
Awards
- 2024 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Books
- 2024 nominated Yoto Carnegies Library Association Awards (UK) CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) Awards — Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration
- 2023 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Picture Book of the Year
- 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Notable Book — Picture Book
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