Aurabel : The Edgiest Mermaid Ever Written About

Author(s): Laura Dockrill

Teen Fiction

Aurabel, a lowly Mermaid from the wrong side of the trench, is attacked by sea beasts and left for dead - and without a tail. Raging with righteous anger, she rebuilds herself a mechanical tail and reinvents herself as a fearless steampunk Mermaid seeking revenge. But she never expected the most important job that was about to drop into her lap.


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Laura Dockrill makes a dramatic return to the sea in this fantastical follow-up to her sparkling and magnetic mermaid story, Lorali.

AURABEL is as magical and lyrical and brilliant and special and original as its author, the lovely Laura Dockrill. I adored it. -- Katherine Webber Twitter

Laura Dockrill is a performance poet and novelist whose wonderfully inventive and vibrant approach to life is reflected in the rich and vividly imagined worlds she creates. Laura grew up in Brixton and attended the Brit School. Laura has always had a vivacious spark, finding creativity in words - from poetry to novels and scripts to song lyrics. She is author of the Carnegie Medal nominated YA novel Lorali, as well as the Darcy Burdock series (Random House) for younger readers, which was also nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2014. Other books include Echoes (Harper Collins), a collection of poems and short stories. Laura has appeared on Blue Peter and CBeebies and is a frequent poet performer at festivals including Glastonbury, Hay, Edinburgh, London Literary Festival and Latitude. Children's books are at the heart of her work. She curated The Wondercrump World of Roald Dahl exhibition at the Southbank Centre and loves to visit schools and festivals and meet young readers who are as spirited as her. Laura lives in London and is currently working on her new teen novel, a play and a poetry collection. You can follow her on Twitter @LauraDockrill.

General Fields

  • : 9781471404245
  • : Hot Key Books
  • : Hot Key Books
  • : 0.244
  • : September 2016
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : July 2016
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Laura Dockrill
  • : Paperback
  • : 2017
  • : en
  • : FIC
  • : Teen - Grade 7-9, Age 12-14
  • : 288
  • : YFH