Not just because of the tree and the wild seas but because of the tone - hope for the future. In Teacup, the boy also takes the practical things for his survival along with his cup. While the people do take practical things to set up the new colony there is one little girl who takes a blank book. This line reminds me of an old book called The Green book which is about people from Earth who are forced to flee to live on a different planet. In his teacup held some earth from where he used to play." " he carried a book, a bottle and a blanket. What would you take? Would this change if you had plenty of time to prepare? What would you take if you only have a few minutes to flee? Why did he have to leave? Who will travel with him? Will it be a long journey? Will there be dangers? Where is he going? There is so much to discuss from these opening lines. "Once there was a boy who had to leave home and find another" Teacup is such a profound text and so different from her earlier books. Teacup is the third book by Rebecca Young and a look at her previous titles (Button Boy and The skunk with no funk) you can see how much she is developing as an author.
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