Alma: The Wind Rises

Timothée de Fombelle

Holly James

Key Selling Points: [[[DOUBLECRLF]]]From the much-loved author of Toby Alone and Toby Alone and the Secrets of the Tree.[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Powerful female protagonist. [[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Poignant and adventurous historical children’s fiction.[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Educational storytelling, with sensitively researched attention to historical detail.[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Target readership [[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Children, and parents who seek enriching and inspiring children’s fiction. [[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Readers of Jasbinder Bilan and other adventurous children’s novelists.[[[DOUBLECRLF]]]Other comp titles: How High the Moon, (retelling of Jim Crow era & racial violence) & Beyond the Bright Sea (adventure novel, female protagonist) & Orphan Island (adventure novel, female protagonist).