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A quirky mystery adventure full of jeopardy, joy and jellyfish! Will 12-year-old Tally gain her powers and save her home?
Tally Smuck is destined to become a Sting Winkler – one who can communicate with jellyfish – just like her mother and grandfather before her. But her powers haven't appeared and the light-and-life giving jellyfish are missing...
Can Tally – with the help of Grandad, Mandad, her friends and Albert the cliff rat – find the missing jellies before the Firebloom Festival and save their island from being plunged into darkness for good?
'Terrific fun; a cozy mystery infused with magic.'—Kirkus Reviews
'Davies gives readers a great setting for a bit of adventure, with lovely illustrations from Ficorilli that help bring a touch of whimsy to each page. A cozy coming-of-age adventure full of heart, compassion, and clever jelly puns, perfect for the shelves of those young and old.'—School Library Journal
'In this delightfully offbeat mystery, dotted with illustrations and filled with fun alliteration, Davies reminds readers that sometimes we just need a little help from our friends to reach our true potential.'—Booklist
'Jiggles with jellyfish and JOY. Stuffed to the gills with adventure, heart and jellyfish. Last one to read is a squelchy sea slug!'—Maria Kuzniar, author of The Ship of Shadows series
'A sweet, compassionate, funny middle-grade adventure about friendship, communities, courage and... jellyfish. Justin is a splendid world builder with warm, rounded characters including Tally's Granddad and his husband, Mandad. Perfect for the readership.'—Patrice Lawrence, author of Orangeboy
Justin Davies is an award-winning middle-grade author from the UK. His novels include fantastically fishy mystery adventure novel Haarville, Help! I Smell a Monster (winner of a Fantastic Book Award) and Whoa! I Spy a Werewolf. Justin lives with his husband and Sally, their greyhound rescue, in Fife, UK.
1. The First Sting Bites the Deepest
2. Jeelie Jellies
3. Rising Moons
4. Double Trouble
5. The MV Medusa
6. Hip, Hip, Parade!
7. The First Firebloom
8. Nom de Plume
9. Going Overboard
10. Not Calm with No Balm
11. Shell Shock
12. Twin Sting
13. Chef's Table
14. The Second Firebloom
15. It's Electrifying!
16. Early Risers
17. A Close Encounter of the Jelly Kind
18. Doocot Discovery
19. The Poker's Nook
20. From the Seahorses' Mouths
21. Stoking the Fire
22. Never For Ever
23. Glow, Glow, Quick, Quick, Go!
24. Winkle Wonder
25. Not-So-Secret Mission
26. Mind the Gap!
27. Where Eagles Dare
28. Tunnel Vision
29. Twin Truths
30. Fish Tanked
31. Chain Gang
32. Doocot Danger
33. Flock of Seagulls
34. The Last Chance to Bloom
35. Harvest Time
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