Martina
Lima Barbata
A young and mighty writer, a creative and a dreamer
DEBUT NOVEL OUT NOW
The Tales of the Snail Hunters
An evil Snail Witch. A dreadful curse. An impossible mission. A magic stone.
Will our hero, cursed to be as small as a snail, overcome the challenge of returning hundreds of snails and slugs from a dark wood to the house garden, and find the magic Ruby of Growth, before the sun rises on the third day?
“I never wanted for any of this to happen. I never wanted to be cursed by a Snail Witch. But it happened anyway so, as the Witch would say, tough. Will I survive? Sure hope I do…”
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Praise & Reviews
A delightful and compelling read.
A thrilling adventure every kid would enjoy.
Hello, I'm Martina
I wrote The Tales of the Snail Hunters when I was 8 years old, after I moved to a new house with a garden. The garden was infested with snails and slugs that devoured my mum’s plants. My mum and I decided to take action and went out at night to collect the hungry crawlers.
Since I liked all the garden creatures, we took them to the nearest park and let them free, imagining a happier life for them in the wild. We decided to call this ‘Snail Hunting’.
This is the first of many novels I’ve written since. I've now started secondary school and I live in London with my parents and my younger brother.
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Events, book signings and public readings
19 September 2024
YEF Awards 2024
Ealing, London
WINNER of the Young Creative Leader of the Year Award!!
2024
Public reading and signing
London
Details coming soon
3rd February 2024
Stepping Into Stories Kids' Lit Fest
Young Writers Competition Award Ceremony
PRIZE WINNER!
Station Hall, Railton Rd, London SE24 0JW