The Girl Who Rowed the Ocean

Alastair Humphreys

‘An inspirational ocean adventure’ Bear Grylls

SHORTLISTED: ESTWA Children’s Travel Book of the Year

Lucy wants to explore the world, and do something daring and difficult. But when she hatches a plan to row across the Atlantic Ocean, grown-ups doubt her ability and classmates laugh at her.

So Lucy’s family rallies round to help prepare for the journey, loading her boat with supplies for 3,000 miles of rowing. Her classmates follow her from afar, learning about the ocean, its wildlife and pollution.

Alone at sea, Lucy faces seasickness, storms and a very sore bottom, not to mention close encounters with ships and a humpback whale. And yet there are also the joys of wandering seabirds, shooting stars and magical sunsets, as she discovers she is capable of more than she ever imagined.

Step aboard and join Lucy on her life-changing adventure to become the girl who rowed the ocean.

‘An inspirational ocean adventure’ Bear Grylls

‘Lucy’s epic voyage brought back happy memories of my own ocean crossings. It’s a realistic and inspiring tale of adventure at sea’ Sarah Outen

‘The perfect handbook for anyone young or old in search of adventure’ Steve Backshall

‘Rowing the Atlantic and caring for our wild places are very close to my heart. Well done, Lucy!’ Ben Fogle

‘Lucy’s adventures at sea have an authenticity that comes from the author’s own experiences in a rowing boat. Alastair Humphreys has perhaps penned his most inspirational work yet’ LoveReading4Kids

Paperback: 288pp

Published: Lightning (August 2022)

ISBN: 9781785633324