The Dawn Seal

Holly Webb

Summary

When Lissa spends the summer with her dad on his boathouse, she can't help but feel a little lonely. She misses her mum and sister back home, and her dad's job means that he can't spend as much time with her as she'd hoped.

Then one morning during a paddle boarding lesson she spots a lost seal pup in the river trying to find its way home. Lissa wants to help her, but can she protect the young seal without scaring her away?

A heartwarming story about family from best-selling author Holly Webb.

Available since: 06/21/2022.

Print length: 192 pages.

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