Magnus Fin and the Ocean Quest | Middle Grade Fiction | Ages 8 to 12 years

DESCRIPTION 

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 Fin discovers that he is half selkie --  magical creature that is part seal, part human -- and his selkie family urgently need his help.

Can Magnus save his new-found family from the evil force threatening his Selkie family, and all the ocean's creatures? And will he find the friend he has always dreamed of?

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

• The Kelpies Prize for Writing in Children’s Literature, 2012

DETAILS

• Written by Janis MacKay. 
• Published by Kelpies, Scotland; May 5, 2012.
• Ages 8 to 12 years
• 0.7" H x 5.1" L x 7.7" W (0.45 lbs) 191 pages
• Softcover

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