But brooks, a playwright making her novelistic debut, ultimately pulls off this retelling of the selkie myth with compelling, compassionate characters and creatively detailed descriptions of the terrain above and below the surface of the sea. Learn more about selkie girl in the king county library system digital collection. Commissioned by and premiered at the coterie theatre. But fergus doesnt know that his treasure belongs to someone else a selkie girl has lost her seal skin and. Laurie brooks writing creates an imagery so vivid that you can feel and imagine the vastness of the ocean, the horror of the seals fate. Selkie girl palm beach county library system overdrive. Learn more about selkie girl in the palm beach county library system digital collection. Elin jean has always known she was different from the others on their remote island home. Donallan is a fisherman who lives in an island croft farmhouse, alone save for his dog, angus, and his cat, cat. In selkie girl by laurie brooks, the main character elin jean has had webbed fingers her whole life.
Selkie girl book santa clara county library bibliocommons. Feb 22, 2012 16 yeah, ive listened to the seal maiden musical. Donallan is a fisherman who lives in an island croft farmhouse, alone save for his dog. See all books authored by lauren brooke, including coming home, and after the storm, and more on. Selkie girl by laurie brooks knopf books for young readers october 2008. Now, former nyu professor laurie brooks, author of selkie girl, takes on the causes of and solutions for writers block. When elin jean discovers her mothers selkie pelt hidden in the rafters and returns it.
Elin jean has always known she was different from the others on their r. On the wild rocky islands north of scotland it is told round the peat fires that the selkies transform into beautiful lasses on midsummers eve and dance on the beach, celebrating the dual nature of the seal. Laurie brooks when sixteenyearold elin jean finds a seal pelt hidden at home and realizes that her mother is actually a selkie, she returns the pelt to her mother, only to find her life taking many unexpected. Selkie girl ebook by laurie brooks 9780375891441 rakuten kobo. Laurie brooks when sixteenyearold elin jean finds a seal pelt hidden at home and realizes that her mother is actually a selkie, she returns the pelt to her. Selkie girl by laurie brooks overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Laurie brooks writing creates an imagery so vivid that you can feel and imagine the vastness. Laurie brooks is an awardwinning playwright and ya fiction author. Now, former nyu professor laurie brooks, author of. The selkie girl by susan cooper and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Selkie girl isbn 9780375851704 pdf epub laurie brooks ebook. She is a young lady who despises selkie girl by laurie brooks teen ink. Selkie girl by laurie brooks is a fantastic tale set it, you guesed it, the orkney isles about a girl who is half selkies half human and discovers a lot of hertiage and does brave things. Its kind of hard to find, so you might have to scour your favorite bookstores website i got it from books amillion. Laurie brooks has 15 books on goodreads with 1847 ratings. Her sixteen published plays have been produced at theatres across the. On the cusp of womanhood, she worries that no will ever love her, and she struggles to define herself as something other than a freak. Selkie girl by laurie brooks read by annacentral teen room originally posted to the teen blog on 12011. This book was amazing, very well written, beautifully scripted, and a quick, easy read on top of that.
This exciting expanded version takes us beyond the land and into the tides where elin jean finds that there is more beneath the sea than you or i can imagine. Although her father tried to keep her safe within their scottish island croft, elin jean insisted on going to school when she was eight, only to be persecuted by her peers for things she. Poignant, meaningful, and romantic, selkie girl is a lyrical debut about a mesmerizing legend. She is a gentle soul, and cant stand the annual tradition of killing seal babies to thin the. Fergus lives with his father by the sea, but is lonely. She is a gentle soul, and cant stand the annual tradition of killing seal babies to thin the population. Margaret, is a selkie, held captive by her smitten father, who has kept margarets precious seal pelt hostage for 16 years.
Currently, i run two blogs, one on movies, and one on all different kinds of mermaid books. Her sixteen published plays have been produced at theatres across the country and abroad. My goal for my blogs is to give you, the mermaid enthusiast, a look at what great mermaid books, movies ect. This book was amazing, very well written, beautifully scripted, and a quick, easy. This play was the basis of brooks young adult novel selkie girl.
Selkie girl by laurie brooks personally i think this book was only intresting when we were told the story how the sekings happened. Even tam mccodron, the gypsy boy to whom she is strangely drawn, seems to belong more than she does. Read selkie girl by laurie brooks available from rakuten kobo. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Part land, part sea, she must explore both worlds and dig deep inside herself to figure out where she belongs, and where her future lies. Now is the time to celebrate mermaids, especially with so many new novels about them coming out. And the mystery of the story was small but you are wondering the answer till the end of the story. Her strange, webbed fingers and mysterious family history unsettle the other islanders, who shun her cruelly. Life on shapinsay island in the orkneys is tough for elin jean. I had imagined that, like most of these books, it was based on the folklore myth of selkies. He falls in love with a beautiful selkie and steals her sealskin so that she cannot resume her animal form.
Brooks, laurie laurie brooks gollobin worldcat identities. Laurie brooks is a playwright whose work includes the wrestling season, a young adult play. Its just a matter of time until elin jean discovers the secret of her past. Laurie brooks is a nationally recognized playwright, young adult fiction author and creator of the interactive afterplay forum. A novel by laurie brooks book 4 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in english and held by 463 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Oct 14, 2008 and, as the child of this unusual union, she must make another decision.
Part land, part sea, she must explore both worlds and dig deep inside herself to figure out where she belongs, and. Ya girl with selkie mom name that book librarything. But brooks, a playwright making her novelistic debut, ultimately pulls off this retelling of the selkie myth with compelling, compassionate characters and creatively detailed descriptions of the terrain above. Selkie girl by laurie brooks nook book ebook barnes. Lauren brooke books list of books by author lauren brooke. This is the story of a 16 year old girl who lives on the orkney islands, north of the scottish mainland. The selkie girl 100bookseverychildshouldreadbeforegrowingup.
Laurie brooks writing creates an imagery so vivid that you can feel and imagine the vastness of the ocean, the horror of the. And the mystery of the story was small but you are wondering the answer. Discussion and writing exercises that tackle getting started, getting unstuck, finishing, and sending in your manuscript. This acclaimed book by laurie brooks is available at in several formats for your ereader. Selkie girl is the story of elin jean, a young irish woman whos home lies not on the land or in the sea, but in both. Books about seals animals what should i read next register for free to build your own book lists. And, as the child of this unusual union, she must make another decision. Laurie brooks writing creates an imagery so vivid that you can feel and imagine the vastness of the ocean, the horror of the seals fate, the beauty of the land and elin jeans struggle to belong either on land or in the sea. The selkie girl tells the orkney legend of the female seal, lyrically written by the english author, susan cooper. Discover book depositorys huge selection of laura brooks books online.
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