The Green Book [Paperback]

Pattie and her family are among the last refugees to flee a dying Earth in an old spaceship. And when the group finally lands on the distant planet which is to be their new home, it seems that the four-year journey has been a success. But as they begin to settle this shiny new world, they discover that the colony is in serious jeopardy. Nothing on this planet is edible, and they may not be able to grow food. With supplies dwindling, Pattie and her sister decide to take the one chance that might make life possible on Shine.

The Green Bookis a clever and beautifully shaped little combination of future fiction and metafiction. . .It is the record of the exodus of a group of Britons from a dying Earth to a new planet. . .The na?ve courage of the children. . .saves the colony. --Starred,School Library Journal

Jill Paton Walshis the author of books for adults, young adults and children. Her novelKnowledge of Angelswas short-listed for the Booker Prize. Her crime novels and mystery novels includeThe Attenbury Emeralds,A Presumption of Death,The Wyndham CaseandA Piece of Justice, which was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. With Dorothy L. Sayers, she was co-author ofThrones, Dominations. Her novels for children and young adults includeA Parcel of Patterns. She lives in Cambridge, England.

The Green Bookis a clever and beautifully shaped little combination of future fiction and metafiction. . .It is the record of the exodus of a group of Britons from a dying Earth to a new planet. . .The na?ve courage of the children. . .saves the colony. Starred, School Library Journal

An enthralling story, flawlessly told. The New Yorker