Bookplates are official labels which are signed by the author and then fixed to the title page of the book. The children in each setting - the past and near future - are facing challenges; flooding for a reservoir in the past, and high temperatures in the future due to climate change. I found myself routing for all the characters and found the themes of friendship, care of our world and climate change thought provoking.

It’s summer 2032 and 12-year-old Polly is living with the consequences of climate change where temperatures regularly exceed 42 degrees leading to a curfew where she and her older brother, Joel are stuck inside their small flat in Brighton. This Signed Edition features beautiful sprayed edges and an A5 Art Print Hand Signed by Emma Carroll and illustrator, Daniela Terrazzini.Polly's keen to swim in the lake, but it has shrunk so much that she can see the old town of Syndercombe, which was drowned to form the reservoir decades before.

The siblings are sent to stay with their aunt Jessie, whose house is close to the banks of a reservoir, Truthwater Lake, which is drying up as a result of the heatwaves. She has been nominated for and is the winner of numerous national awards including the CILIP Carnegie Medal, Young Quills and the Waterstones Book Prize. Unable to sleep due to the heat, she discovers her brother going for a night swim and, although she is not a confident swimmer, she goes too, leading to a situation which both of them are keen to escape from … and escape they do … to their Aunt Jessie’s eco-house in Exmoor which looks on to Truthwater Lake.When they arrive they find the lake has begun to dry up and some secrets of the past are revealed where the valley is exposed, it’s only at the deepest part that some water remains. Whilst this is a story mostly set in the past, the part set in the near-future feels prescient, and will open up lots of opportunity for discussion about climate change. The novel moves thoughtfully from the 1950s village where people relied on letters, the girls ride horses across the fields, and the main competition is centred on swimming across the Channel, to the 2030s where social media tracks all relationships and movements (including a disastrous swim for Polly) and families are kept indoors by the heat.

It’s an entirely unpredictable read with a fantastic band of characters and an interesting and intriguing setting. This will make an enjoyable, informative and unforgettable independent read, but it would make an even better whole class read for Upper Key Stage Two. Loveable bunch of characters and a brilliant mystery will keep you turning the pages way after bedtime…!Fans of Emma Carroll will lap this up – and, by taking a slightly different tack, I hope it will bring lots of new readers to her books.

A stay with their aunt Jess on the banks of Truthwater Lake reservoir promises a break for them both. Emma Carroll's new historical fiction novel, The Tale of Truthwater Lake, is a time-slip adventure that takes us back to post-war Britain to explore a near-future and climate change. The changes I've witnessed in my lifetime have been huge, though I really hope our growing awareness of the problem puts us in a stronger position to adapt how we'll live into the future. Find out about the latest book in the 'Girl, Missing' series, Secret Sister, in this short video by author Sophie McKenzie.Celebrate ten years of Emma Carroll's writing with these historical fiction adventures, published by Faber Children's Books! She has been nominated for and the winner of numerous national, regional and schools awards – including the Books Are My Bag Readers’ Award, Branford Boase, CILIP Carnegie Medal, Young Quills, Teach Primary and the Waterstones Book Prize. Polly and her brother are sent to stay with their Aunt who lives beside a lake, which they hope means a cooler air temperature.