The Moorchild Contributor(s): McGraw, Eloise (Author) |
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ISBN: 068980654X ISBN-13: 9780689806544 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 1996 Annotation: Brought up as one of the Moorfolk--small beings who live in a cavern beneath the moor--young Moql finds her life abruptly changed when the Folk discover she cannot make herself invisible to humans. The Folk cast her out, exchanging her for a human baby they can raise as a servant, and Moql becomes Saaski, a changling child. Struggling to fit into village life, Saaski's final comprehension of who she is and what she must do make a mooving story with contemporary parallels. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 95034107 |
Age Level: 9-12 |
Grade Level: 4-7 |
Lexile Measure: 940(Not Available) |
Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.77" W x 8.55" L (1.05 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Topical - Self-Esteem |
Features: Ikids, Price on Product |
Awards: Oregon Book Awards, Winner, Young Readers, 1997 Newbery Medal, Honor Book, Children's, 1997 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 04/08/1996 pg. 69 Booklist 03/01/1996 pg. 1178 School Library Journal 04/01/1996 pg. 136 Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/1996 pg. 376 SLJ's Best Books 12/01/1996 pg. 31 ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1997 pg. 1302 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1996 pg. 294 - Superior,Well Above Average |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 15500 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This enchanting Newbery Honor Book is a "magical find" (School Library Journal). Half moorfolk and half human, and unable to shape-shift or disappear at will, Moql threatens the safety of the Band. So the Folk banish her and send her to live among humans as a changeling. Named Saaski by the couple for whose real baby she was swapped, she grows up taunted and feared by the villagers for being different, and is comfortable only on the moor, playing strange music on her bagpipes. As Saaski grows up, memories from her forgotten past with the Folks slowly emerge. But so do emotions from her human side, and she begins to realize the terrible wrong the Folk have done to the humans she calls Da and Mumma. She is determined to restore their child to them, even if it means a dangerous return to the world that has already rejected her once. |
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