From the powerhouse creator of Nimona comes a breathtaking illustrated novel following two orphans who leave the only home they've ever known to sail with an eccentric crew of pirates.
Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs . . . until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their door. They cut a deal with the captain: Chase can take their most prized possession, a mysterious book, but only if she takes them, too. After all, if their parents aren't coming, Viola and Wilmur might as well have a grand adventure to find them.
Setting sail into the treacherous and beautiful world beyond Caveat, the two inseparable friends must uncover the facts behind legend-and the key to saving all of Dickerson's Sea from obliteration-before the truth tears them apart.
Wickedly funny, deeply emotional, and sharply incisive, Scarlet Morning is a tale of love, betrayal, and the extraordinary lengths we'd go to save a world broken beyond repair.
| ISBN: | 9780063210349 |
| Publication date: | 25th September 2025 |
| Author: | ND Stevenson |
| Illustrator: | ND Stevenson |
| Publisher: | Quill Tree Books an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 432 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Pirates Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Stories about Family and Friends Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Adventure Stories Fantasy / Magical PSHE: Family Issues Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age |