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Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry by Rosalie K. Fry (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.
ISBN-101681371669
ISBN-139781681371665
eBay Product ID (ePID)237922939
Product Key Features
Book TitleSecret of the Ron Mor Skerry
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLegends, Myths, Fables / General, Animals / Marine Life, Nature & The Natural World / General (See Also Headings under Animals), Mysteries & Detective Stories, General, Family / Siblings
Publication Year2017
IllustratorYes, Fry, Rosalie K.
GenreJuvenile Fiction
AuthorRosalie K. Fry
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight8.4 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2016-059784
Reviews"A poetic story which rests heavily on the folk traditions of the Western Isles and which contains much of that poetry of language and conception native to the traditional Scots." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
Dewey Decimal823.914
SynopsisFiona McConville is a child of the Western Isles, living on the Scottish mainland. City life doesn't suit Fiona and at age ten she is sent back to her beloved isles to live with her grandparents. There she learns more about her mother's strange ways with the seals and seabirds; hears stories of the selkies, mythological creatures that are half seal and half human; and wonders about her baby brother, Jamie, who disappeared long ago but whom fishermen claim to have seen. Fiona is determined to find Jamie and enlists her cousin Rory to help. When her grandparents are suddenly threatened with eviction, Fiona and Rory go into action. Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry is a magical story of the power of place and family history, interwoven with Scottish folklore. Rosalie K. Fry's novel, which was the basis for John Sayles's classic 1994 film The Secret of Roan Inish , is back in print for the first time in decades., Back in print for the first time in decades, Fry's magical story of the powerof place and family history, interwoven with Scottish folklore, was the basisfor John Sayles' classic 1994 film "The Secret of Roan Inish."
LC Classification NumberPZ7.F924Ch 2017
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- 14 Dec, 2022
Good book
I love the movie The Secret of Roin Inish and this is the book that it was based on !!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
