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WINNER - Independent Press Award 2025
Eye of the Turtle
Lucy Morgan Adventure Series (Book 1)
In the first of a series of adventure stories, eleven-year-old Lucy is moving away from everything she has ever known.
The Caribbean is a long way from London, but she soon finds friends, Jack and Solomon, who introduce her to the beach and the ocean’s wondrous creatures. The story unfolds on the idyllic Pontus Island, a place that becomes a sanctuary for Lucy. Finding a turtle who needs help begins both Lucy’s affinity with ocean creatures, and her quest to protect underwater creatures. Lucy needs to find the courage to learn new skills and brave the ocean deep, which, of course, might just be full of sea monsters.
Gloria Barnett Receives International Recognition Through the
INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD®!
The INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD, one of the most prestigious book award programs globally for independent authors, publishers, and illustrators, recognised Eye of the Turtle by Gloria Barnett as the Chapter Book category winner – 2025.
‘Eye of the Turtle’ has also received the Literary Titan Gold 5-star Award.

Illustrator: Cover by Florian Garbay
Series: The Lucy Morgan Adventures Series
Formats available: Paperback, eBook
First published: March 16, 2020
Target age range: 8-13+
ISBN: 978-1838064303