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The Turning
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ISBN13: 9780062657961
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Published: Aug 25 2020
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.60
Height: 1.10 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.60
Language: English
Winner of the Oregon Spirit Book Award
Does he belong to the land or to the sea?
Readers who loved Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Echo will be transported to the place where the water and land meet in this exquisitely crafted coming-of-age tale about a selkie boy.
Aran has never truly fit in with his selkie clan. He was born in his human form, without a pelt to transform him into a sleek, strong seal. Each day he waits, left behind while his selkie family explores the deep ocean. What if his pelt never comes? Does the Moon even see him? Is he putting his clan at risk?
When his mother undertakes a journey to the far north to seek help, Aran is left in the care of a reclusive human woman on remote Spindle Island. Life on land is full of more wonders--and more dangers--than Aran could have ever imagined. Soon Aran will be forced to decide: will he fight for his place on land, or return to his home in the sea?
- Selkie Mythology: Based on rich folklore, this is a tale of a boy caught between two worlds, struggling to find his true form.
- A Coming of Age Story: Aran feels like an outsider in his own family. He must discover for himself what it means to belong when you don't fit in.
- An Unlikely Friendship: Left on a remote island with a human woman, Aran discovers that the world on land holds its own kind of magic and connection.
- Fantasy Adventure for Kids: A journey filled with ocean wonders, deep-sea dangers, and the quest for a magical pelt that will change Aran's life forever.
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