A Sea of Stars

Two girls with two very different lives come together in this beautiful and moving story of friendship and family, by a major new voice in girls fiction. Meet Maya. She has a cosy, comfy life with her slightly hippy mum and dad by the sea in Cornwall. But as an only child, Maya feels smothered by her parents love and longs to be a given more freedom and independence; but what Maya wants more than anything is a sister. Meet Cat. Shes never known her dad and her mums an alcoholic and is not capable of looking after herself, let alone her 11 year old daughter. Cats spent her life protecting her mum and keeping some dark secrets; all she wants is to be left alone. But Cat and Mayas worlds collide when Cat is taken into care and Mayas parents make the life-changing decision to adopt her. Maya cant wait to welcome Cat into the family and hopes that by having a sister, her parents might learn to chill out and give Maya a bit more freedom. But Cat is angry and resentful and resists Mayas attempts at friendship and soon Mayas idea of a perfect family is blown out of the water. As tensions rise and secrets come out, will the girls ever become friends, let alone sisters?