| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
204 pages ; 22 cm |
| Audience |
Ages 8-12. Holiday House. |
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Grades 4-6. Holiday House. |
| Summary |
Brigit, a girl with selkie heritage, embarks on a perilous journey with newcomer Peter to confront the Great Selkie in Sule Skerrie in order to prevent a curse that threatens her village's safety. |
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"Brigit knows all the old songs and legends by heart: of Neve, the daughter of the sea god; of the warrior Finn MacCool; and of people who are not quite human. Lyrics people in the village sing, but no one believes. Brigit knows the truth, though. It's evident in the webbing between her fingers. She's the daughter of a selkie. A secret she must keep from everyone. Even kin like cousin Margaret and that new friendly boy Peter. But there is another secret growing in the village. A terrible one that will invite the wrath of the Great Selkie. To protect those she loves, Brigit will have to find a way to Sule Skerrie, the glittering land of the selkies, and bring the truth--all of it--out into the light. Like sitting by a warm fireplace, The Selkie's Daughter is an imaginative fantasy, steeped in Celtic mythology. Touching on the Scottish-Irish diaspora in nineteenth-century Nova Scotia and the power of friendship in hard times, this story is a magical portrait of a brave girl coming into her own." -- Adapted from jacket. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. |
| Subject |
Selkies -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Blessing and cursing -- Juvenile fiction.
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Nova Scotia -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
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Selkies -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.
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Nova Scotia -- History -- Fiction.
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Fantasy.
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| Genre/Form |
Novels (OCoLC)fst01921742
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Fantasy fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Novels.
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| ISBN |
9780823454396 (hardcover) |
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0823454398 (hardcover) |
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