GIRL WITH GILLS (PB)

In a time and place which might be now, people with gills, outcast larkers, live in secret communities. Thirteen-year-old Effra has been supporting her brother, Fleet, alone since their grandfather died six months ago. When a larker gone bad, Ruvermun threatens Fleet and demands the impossible - he wants to overpower Mother River, to possess the river serpent's pearl and for age-old debts to be settled - Effra must bargain with the imposing Mother River, dive into the underwater parts of the city, and venture deep into the Rat Queen's lair to confront the terrible river serpent.