With sections for stories, poems, and blogs, this book provides writing and artful entertainment centered around a barge where students did their writing. Find stories with multiple endings, writing from the future, and largely aquatic-themed poetry! Featuring vegetable-eating sharks, a fisherman, and cannons as a method of transport.

— Simon Traub-Epstein, International Library of Young Authors

From the publisher: “At Little Green Pig, we believe that the best creative ideas don't come when you are sitting at a desk. Instead, what better place to get the ideas flowing than out at sea? We invited 37 children and young people, aged between 7 and 12, to our summer school onboard the Barge at Brighton Marina. The Barge is an old barge boat, built in 1921 and originally used to transport grain up and down the waterways of the north of England before coming to dock at the Marina. The young writers at LGP each spent a week exploring the boat and the Marina, and were asked to reimagine the history, the present and the future of the Barge. The result is Stories Afloat, a treasure trove of original and incredible writing. Dip in and enjoy.”