About the Book: Island of Whispers
Take a trip to the misty island of Merlank in this gothic thriller by Frances
Hardinge, a coming-of-age tale, interwoven with stunning illustrations by Emily
Gravett. Unexpectedly thrust into the role of the Ferryman, young Milo is tasked
with taking the lingering Dead across the dark sea to the Island of the Broken
Tower, where they can finally move on. On his first perilious journey, his
ghostly passengers include his own father and the teenage daughter of the Lord
of Merlank, who is unprepared to give her up and follows in pursuit in a bigger
boat, filled with armed