<p><span class="a-text-bold">SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOTO CARNEGIE MEDAL 2024</span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">SHORTLISTED FOR THE UKLA BOOK AWARD 2024</span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">SHORTLISTED FOR THE YOUNG QUILLS AWARD 2024</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">The Song Walker</span><span class="a-text-bold"> is an extraordinary new story of friendship, discovery and courage from Zillah Bethell, author of </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">The Shark Caller</span><span class="a-text-bold"> which won the Wales Book of the Year and the Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year 2022.</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to:</span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">Where am I? </span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">What am I doing here? </span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">And... Who am I?"</span><span><br><br>When a young girl wakes up in the middle of the desert, she has no idea who she is. She's wearing one shoe, a silky black dress, and she's carrying a strange, heavy case.<br><br>She meets Tarni, who is on a mysterious quest of her own. Together, the two girls trek across the vast and ever-changing Australian Outback in search of answers. Except both are also hiding secrets...<br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">"A tense and twisty story about friendship and music, and how we might all find out who we really are." </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">"A gripping and beautifully written adventure story with a terrific twist. " </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">Irish Independent</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">"A fabulous adventure." Holly Webb</span></p>
<h3><span>Review</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>Compelling... A tense and twisty story about friendship and music, and how we might all find out who we really are.</span><span> ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week</span><span><br><br>A gripping and beautifully written adventure story with a terrific twist. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Irish Independent</span><span><br><br>An all-action adventure in a dazzling landscape. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Lancashire Evening Post</span><span><br><br>A fabulous adventure ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Holly Webb</span> </div> <h3><span>About the Author</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>Zillah Bethell was born in the shadow of the volcano Mount Lamington in Papua New Guinea. She grew up without shoes, toys or technology. Consequently she spent a lot of time in the sea swimming and in canoes. Zillah's family returned to the UK when she was ten, and she now lives and walks in the hills of South Wales. A few of her favourite things include swimming in the rain, cheesy fridge magnets, Chopin, dancing and diphthongs.</span> </div>
