Song of the Saltings

The Scorpio Races meets The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea in this “eerie…atmospheric” (School Library Journal, starred review) young adult fantasy about a girl who must defy tradition to save her beloved island from the monstrous forces that are tearing it apart.

On the isolated island of Brack, the people live by an ancient bargain: every year, a sacrifice must be made to the Glimm, the creature that haunts the salt marshes. Once, it demanded children. Eight years ago, it should have taken ...