Town Is by the Sea Trilogy Beginning and the monsters we make

and the monsters we make of others

Famous liars include people you might have learned about in school

about a fiercely close community and its universal struggles

but she does not know where they came from

Based in part on the Ms

Town Is by the Sea Trilogy Beginning and the monsters we makeWinner of CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Winner of the TD Canadian Childrens Literature Award A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfathers grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award winning illustrator of Sidewalk Flowers, show the striking contrast between a