Water Wings

Pearl and Gran dragged the boxes of junk out of the attic. Sticking out of Pearl's box were some fat pink tubes. She picked on up and realized what it was. "Gran," she said. "Are these floties yours?" "They're water wings," Gran said. She stared at the water wings for ages. Her eyes, Pearl saw, were full of tears. Pearl has a secret hidden in the family freezer. But Gran's dark secrets are buried much deeper. Pearl, Gran and Winston the guinea pig face some tough truths in this brilliant, funny and moving novel.