Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission

$22.95

Book #2 in Magnus Fin series- exciting sequel to Kelpie Prize-winning Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest.

On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie — part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on land, he can breathe underwater. When Magnus Fin discovers his initials scratched into the rocks by the shore and finds dead seals washed up on the beach, he knows his selkie family need his help, and he dives down beneath the waves to find out more. The great seal sickness has struck and his grandmother Miranda is dangerously ill. But Magnus Fin is sure there’s another reason for their affliction. He sets out to reveal the truth, with just his moonstone, his last baby tooth and some seaweed from Neptune’s garden for luck. Little does he know that his best friend Tarkin, who can’t swim, is determined to join him on this perilous mission.

 

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”Magnus Fin and the Moonlight Mission” is played out in a different world from what most of us are used to and will carry any child away to an underwater world, which is familiar yet magical at the same time, for a good 200 pages.’ –Anna Phillips, New View

‘This is a beautifully crafted and clever story which will appeal to those with a feel for the sea and sea creatures, enhanced by rich descriptions of ocean life, and a narrative that shows good pace and humour. The world of the selkies is convincingly drawn, and the author clearly has a real empathy with this northern landscape and its mythologies. This is a worthy successor to her first Magnus Fin book and comes highly recommended.’ — Steve Hird, School Librarian

‘I liked this book because it had adventure and great characters. My favourite character was Tarkin, Magnus Fin’s best friend, but the winkle picker was a great character because you have mixed feelings about him until you find out his true purpose at the end.’ — Sarah Tyrer, aged 10. Reviewed in Juno Magazine

 

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