Emily Whitman (Bücher)

Emily Whitman Bücher

Emily Whitman verwebt in ihren Romanen für junge Leser Mythen und Magie mit dem Alltag. Ihre Arbeit, die oft auf Folklore basiert, zeichnet sich durch fantasievolles Erzählen aus, das fantastische Elemente in nachvollziehbare Erzählungen einbringt. Whitman nähert sich ihrem Schreiben mit tiefem Engagement für Recherche, sei es durch das Eintauchen in Bibliotheksarchive oder das Erlernen neuer Fähigkeiten, was ihren Geschichten reichen Detailreichtum und Authentizität verleiht.

The Turning

416 Seiten
15 Lesestunden

4,0(2)Abgeben

Winner of the Oregon Spirit Book Award Does he belong to the land or to the sea? Readers who loved Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Echo will be transported to the place where the water and land meet in this exquisitely crafted coming-of-age tale about a selkie boy. Aran has never truly fit in with his selkie clan. He was born in his human form, without a pelt to transform him into a sleek, strong seal. Each day he waits, left behind while his selkie family explores the deep ocean. What if his pelt never comes? Does the Moon even see him? Is he putting his clan at risk? When his mother undertakes a journey to the far north to seek help, Aran is left in the care of a reclusive human woman on remote Spindle Island. Life on land is full of more wonders--and more dangers--than Aran could have ever imagined. Soon Aran will be forced to decide: will he fight for his place on land, or return to his home in the sea?