Young Adult Fiction: Here Was Tyom

When Mom and Dad try their hardest to be good parents, they sometimes overdo it. That’s what happened in Artem’s family, so he set off for an island. On the island, Artem encounters a mysterious mermaid, a cantankerous seagull, and a talking pig; he can chat with the trees, and a treasure is hidden in a dark cave… It’s an eternal summer here, a true paradise! But even here, the adults won’t leave Artem alone: they send him messages and cut off the power. And some even come to visit! Artem doesn’t want to see them; he doesn’t need anyone except his grandfather—the captain of a pirate schooner who is making for Tortuga… Or is that not what’s really happening? Could Artem have made it all up?For middle-grade readers.