Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest

by Janis Mackay

Overview

There has always been something unusual about Magnus Fin, a school misfit. On his eleventh birthday Magnus throws a message in a bottle out to sea, wishing for a best friend and to be more brave -- and he gets a lot more than he bargained for. Magnus discovers that he is half selkie -- part seal, part human -- and his selkie family urgently need his help. Can Magnus save his new-found family from the evil force threatening all the ocean's creatures? And will he find the friend he has always dreamed of? Winner of the Kelpies Prize.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863158902
Publisher:	Floris Books
Publication date:	12/08/2011
Series:	Magnus Fin
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	299 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Janis Mackay is an award-winning author who was born and grew up in Edinburgh, but moved to London to study journalism. She has an MA in Creative Writing and has held writer-in-residence posts in both Caithness and Sutherland. She currently lives in Edinburgh, where she teaches creative writing and works as a writer and storyteller.

Editorial Reviews

'This book... fires anyone's imagination and unlocks the mysteries of the sea. Older primary and younger secondary boys will love this book.'
– The School Library Association

'Janis Mackay... has crafted an outstanding first novel for all ages ... Clearly inspired by the Selkie tales and the seascape beyond her window, Janis has deservedly won the Kelpies Prize for this book.'
– Scottish Storytelling Centre and Network

'... a lovely children's book and [it] is the perfect holiday read – as my ten year old son and I discovered. He was very taken by it and if you have a child around that age I can recommend it.'
– New View

'I genuinely couldn't put it down, it's a really engaging adventure story with an environmental theme... Such an exciting adventure and such lovely writing, always in tune with the natural world.'
– Craftly Green Poet blog

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