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Rylant,
Cynthia
THE
ISLANDER
New
York : DK Ink, 1998
IL 5-8
ISBN
0789424908
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| Numbed
by grief after the death of his parents, a young boy is sent to live with
his grandfather on a remote island in British Columbia. A loner
who spends his time head down searching for shells, one day finds a comb
he is sure belongs to a mermaid. He wants to meet this mermaid, and
wills her to appear, all the time knowing that no one will believe him
if he shares his experience. He also receives a key that points the
way to his own hidden powers as a healer of animals and, ultimately, a
healer of a young girl and himself. Years later, upon his grandfather's
death, questions are raised for Daniel about his need for connections and
just why the mermaid entered his life. This slim volume shines with
carefully chosen words and phrases. It is a rare gem about belief
and hope and the importance of families. (New
Hampshire Great Stone Face Committee) |
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SUBJECTS:
Mermaids -- Fiction
Loneliness -- Fiction
Islands -- Fiction
Grandfathers -- Fiction
Orphans -- Fiction |
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