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  • Published: 31 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448121250
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

Sea Change




A brilliant contemporary novel for teenagers with a strong message about life. An underlying and understated theme through the story is that of alcoholism which is a big problem for young people today.

Theresa Bird thinks her life sucks: she misses her dad, hates her step-dad and her little sister drives her crazy. But with a can in her hands things don't seem quite so bad - or boring. For fifteen-year old theresa the odd drink is about the only thing that makes her world seem bearable. Trouble is, her mum's blown a gasket and now Theresa's in a whole heap of big, BIG trouble. . . .

  • Published: 31 December 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448121250
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304

About the author

Christine Purkis

Christine Purkis has written many books including Paddlefeet, Sea Change and The Shuttered Room. She is a member of the society of literature. She lives in Bristol.

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Praise for Sea Change

History and fiction meld in a spectacular new series retelling thrilling tales from past eras, all with the benefit of the latest research. In the launch title, a young boy from Macedonia becomes a brilliant though flawed leader of men. Sandbrook demonstrates that the facts don't stand in the way of a good story: they enhance it.

Financial Times Books of the Year 2021

Few plots can rival the real-life dramas played out in the superb Adventures in Time series by the historian Dominic Sandbrook, one of the most exciting new voices in children's non-fiction.

Daily Telegraph

The brio of the accounts sweep children along on the adventure and introduce them to the way in which history shapes our modern world.

Daily Mail Children's Books of the Year 2021