First Chapters #10: Shivaun Plozza reads ‘Summer of Shipwrecks’

January 15, 2025

In this episode of the Your Kid’s Next Read First Chapters series:

Shivaun Plozza reads ‘Summer of Shipwrecks’

Shivaun Plozza reads the first chapter of her contemporary middle-grade novel ‘Summer of Shipwrecks’.

About Shivaun Plozza

Shivaun Plozza is the award-winning author of Frankie, Tin Heart, The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars, A Reluctant Witch’s Guide to Magic, Meet Me at the Moon Tree and The Worst Perfect Moment.

Her writing has been shortlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year, the ABIA awards and the Gold Inky.

She won the Davitt Award for Best Young Adult Crime Novel in 2017.

She lives in Geelong with her cat, Fenchurch. Summer of Shipwrecks is her latest book.

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About ‘Summer of Shipwrecks’

But I saw the light in Lou’s eyes.

I saw the person she used to be.

I just need to find her again, like buried treasure.

When Sid sets off on her annual summer holiday to the Shipwreck Coast, she’s desperate for some familiarity after a year of unwanted change. Two weeks with her best friend, Lou, is exactly what she needs. They can continue their search for the millions of dollars’ worth of riches that disappeared in a tragic shipwreck over a hundred years ago.

But Lou has brought along her popular new school friend, Hailey, who’s more interested in boys than treasure hunting. So while Lou is busy chasing Hailey’s approval, Sid is left scrambling to catch up, wondering when everything changed. Can Sid protect her heart from getting shipwrecked, too?

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Published by University of Queensland Press

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