The Secret of Haven Point, Lisette Auton
The Secret of Haven Point, Lisette Auton
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The Secret of Haven Point

Author: Lisette Auton

Narrator: Lisette Auton

Unabridged: 8 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 02/03/2022


Synopsis

Brought to you by Puffin.

A stunning literary adventure from an incredible debut talent, perfect for fans of Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Cerrie Burnell and Katherine Rundell.

I was Haven Point's first Wreckling, but I certainly wasn't the last. There are forty-two of us now, not including the mermaids. When you're a Wreckling, you mainly spend your days squabbling, eating and planning adventures. Oh, and Wrecklings also carry out wreckings, which is how we got our name . . .

Washed up as a baby beside a remote lighthouse and raised by a mermaid, Alpha Lux was the first foundling at Haven Point. Now the lighthouse is a ramshackle home for any disabled person who needs somewhere to belong. Looting from passing ships to make a living, they call themselves the Wrecklings, and for the children of Haven Point life is spent adventuring on the wild shore (and getting into trouble with the grown-ups).

But when Alpha spots a strange light up on the headland, she realizes that her beloved family are in danger of being discovered by Outsiders.

With their home under threat, the Wrecklings must decide what kind of future they want . . . and what they're willing to do to get it.

"A charming tale of found families and mermaids, with my favourite kind of hero at its heart"
- Elle McNicoll, award-winning author of A Kind of Spark

© Lisette Auton 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pippa on February 05, 2022

Disabled heroes, found families, and honest and frank discussions about acceptance and inclusion woven into an utterly magical story. What's not to love?! Finding lived experiences of disability in fiction that are genuinely representative is rare, so to see a middle-grade book that tackles some pret......more

Goodreads review by ThatBookGal on February 15, 2022

This is such a wonderful, unique and quirky read. I’ve definitely never read anything like it before. It’s jammed full of disability rep, which you typically only seem to find in contemporary novels, so it’s great to see books like this start to make their way into the world. Let’s hope for lots mor......more

Goodreads review by Șiman on July 10, 2024

3,5/5⭐️......more

Goodreads review by Manoek (manoeksbooknook) on September 15, 2022

I'm so glad this book exists!!!!! We follow a wonderful found family of disabled characters who live in a lighthouse and there's magic and mermaids, what else do you need??? I'm so glad that this book is out there to read for disabled kids but also non disabled kids to read about these characters an......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on April 03, 2022

I was Haven Point's first Wreckling, but I certainly wasn't the last. There are forty-two of us now, not including the mermaids. When you're a Wreckling, you mainly spend your days squabbling, eating and planning adventures. Oh, and Wrecklings also carry out wreckings, which is how we got our name .......more


Awards

  • Little Rebels Children’s Book Award
  • The Week Junior Book Awards