Poppy's Periwinkles
What do you do if no one will talk about your sister’s death and you fear it’s your fault? An unlikely pact with the boy next door and a wartime secret give thirteen-year-old Alice chance to find the answers she needs.
Every summer 13-year-old Alice goes to Trevellen to stay with her grandparents. This year, however, things are going to be tough. She’s forbidden from visiting the beach alone and no one wants to talk about the day Poppy died. Worse still, Alice’s friend, Fi, has moved away and an irritating boy called Jasper now lives next door.
She secretly visits the beach where she last saw Poppy alive and still collects her favourite periwinkle shells. When the boy next door persuades Alice to help him uncover the story behind a German WW2 gun, she discovers the strength to demand answers of her own.
Poppy’s Periwinkles is a middle grade, classic adventure story with a detective feel. Set in therecent past in Cornwall, Poppy’s Periwinkles sees thirteen year old Alice reluctantly pulled into an adventure by the boy next door, whilst trying to unravel her own family’s secrets and deal with the death of her younger sister.
The story spans three generations of the Clark family and has at its heart the themes of friendship, secrets and family bonds.
LittorinaObtusata (Flat periwinkle)
Periwinkles are sea snails and part of a large family ofgastropod molluscs found on shores. The flat periwinkle gets its name from theflattened spire of its shell. It has a teardrop shaped opening and the colour variesaccording to its habitat.
