Back To ListBlackwells and the Briny DeepWeird Stories Gone WrongByPhilippa DowdingPublished September 2018Paperback$ 9.99Paperback$ 9.99ePub$ 8.99 Add to CartShop LocalDescriptionDo you hear the distant drums? And what about that weird screaming … Emma Blackwell used to love mermaids. Jonah Blackwell used to love pirates. And William Blackwell tried to be a good captain. Which he would be, if he could get his twin brother and sister to stop fighting long enough to sail their boat, the Peregrine, across the bay. But after the Blackwells see a phantom ship, barely survive a terrible storm, and then mysteriously wake up with seaweed in their mouths, everything changes. They’re becalmed in fog. They run aground on a strange island. They hear distant drums, and their weird adventure begins! The Blackwells face zombie pirates, terrifying mermaids, and a shipwrecked group of cursed ship’s figureheads, including a Roman gladiator and an English knight, all led by the strange dolphin-boy, Finn. It’ll make a great sea yarn one day, if they can just survive it.Of Related InterestThe Gargoyle at the GatesPhilippa DowdingThe Strange Gift of Gwendolyn GoldenPhilippa DowdingBone DeepGina McMurchy-BarberJake and the Giant HandPhilippa DowdingMyles and the Monster OutsidePhilippa DowdingReviews All-hands-on-deck for sea-faring fun complete with zombie pirates, a ghost ship, and screaming mermaids. I’ve loved this series from the beginning, and hope for more!Monica Kulling, author of Mary Anning’s CuriosityIts fast pace, short chapters, accompanying illustrations, and simple use of language will also make it accessible to reluctant readers.CM: Canadian Review of MaterialsAn adventure full of creatures both terrifying & wonderful... perfect for reading aloud in a family setting.The Canadian Children's Book CentrePreviousNextContributorsPhilippa DowdingPhilippa Dowding is an award-winning children’s author, a poet, musician and a copywriter. Her many literary nominations include the Silver Birch Express, Red Cedar, and Red Maple awards. She lives in Toronto.View Author Page Book DetailsPaperbackSeptember 20185x8 in144 pp9781459741065ePubSeptember 2018-144 pp9781459741072ePubSeptember 2018-144 pp9781459741089