On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie--part human and 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 needs 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...
On his eleventh birthday, schoolboy Magnus Fin found out that he was half selkie--part human and part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on ...
Fergus can't believe it when his brand-new digital watch starts going backward. Then he crashes (literally) into gadget-loving Murdo, and a second mystery comes to light--all around the neighbourhood, cats are missing.
This book is the winner of the Kelpies Prize 2005. Sharply and wittily observed, it's a story of unlikely friendships, unexpected allies and cat surveillance.
"A ripping yarn and beautifully plotted. A real boys-own adventure story." --Catherine Forde, author of Fat Boy Swim
Fergus can't believe it when his brand-new digital watch starts going backward. Then he crashes (literally) into gadget-loving Murdo, and a second mys...
"Strange as it may seem, as he came in to land at Edinburgh Airport last year, the captain of the London flight reported sighting a dragon..."
A year on, and life has calmed down for Neil and Clara MacLean. A quiet meal in the Sultan's palace restaurant. What could go wrong? But they hadn't counted on the mirror How is it connected to the missing Sultan's crown, and what secrets does the mysterious Black Tower hold? Winged horses, snow witches, magic mirrors--how did they get here and where are they going?
From an Edinburgh literally cloaked in tartan, through the...
"Strange as it may seem, as he came in to land at Edinburgh Airport last year, the captain of the London flight reported sighting a dragon..."
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 become more courageous--and he gets a lot more than he bargained for. Magnus discovers that he is half selkie--part seal, part human--and his selkie family urgently need his help. The false king, a hideous evil monster, has sent Neptune to sleep and the oceans are dying. Magnus must wake Neptune in order to save the oceans and his selkie family.
Can Magnus find the courage he seeks and save his new-found family...
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, wi...
One sunny morning, the triplets disappear, leaving only a few mysterious clues behind: an open upstairs window, three missing rocking horses, and strangely shaped marks on the lawn. Could they be hoof prints? Used to their silly pranks, older sister Pearl sets out to find them. At the garden gate, she encounters Thomas, the snooty grandson of a local earl, who warns her that the moors are not safe today. But who is he to boss Pearl around?
As she searches for the triplets and tries to outwit Thomas, Pearl's journey through the rugged Scottish hills develops into an amazing and...
One sunny morning, the triplets disappear, leaving only a few mysterious clues behind: an open upstairs window, three missing rocking horses, and stra...
On his eleventh birthday, schoolchild Magnus Fin discovered that he is half selkie--part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on land, he can breathe underwater.
When a rusty metal chest is flung ashore in a storm, Magnus Fin decides to investigate. However, he injures his hand on the strange box, and his sealskin starts to show through. His teacher realizes that there's something very unusual about Magnus Fin--and rumors start to spread.
Deep in the ocean, the great sea god Neptune has problems of his own. The treasures of wisdom have been stolen, and his memory...
On his eleventh birthday, schoolchild Magnus Fin discovered that he is half selkie--part human, part seal. Although he looks like a boy and lives on l...
When Finn Learson literally stumbles out of a stormy sea into a small village on the Shetland Isles, he steals the villagers' hearts. He's handsome and charming, he helps with the fishing and the harvest, and he's particularly drawn to Robbie's older sister Elspeth, with her beautiful long golden hair.
Yet there's something about Finn that makes Robbie and his dog Tam feel uneasy. Haunted by local tales of the Selkie folk, Robbie suspects there's more to Finn than meets the eye. But who would believe Robbie's wild suspicions? As the story reaches its explosive finale at the fire festival...
When Finn Learson literally stumbles out of a stormy sea into a small village on the Shetland Isles, he steals the villagers' hearts. He's handsome an...
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013
One ordinary day, Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl appears suddenly in the middle of the road. She doesn't understand traffic, or the things in shops, and she's wearing a long dress with ruffled sleeves. Her name is Agatha Black.
Agatha Black is from 1812, and Saul needs to find a way to get her back there. With help from his mates Will and Robbie, he tries to work out how to make time travel happen.
This pacy, time-travelling adventure from Janis Mackay, author of the...
Shortlisted for the Scottish Children's Book Award 2013
One ordinary day, Saul is on his way to the corner shop when a girl ...
When the shopkeeper gives Jenny a skinny, black kitten she has no idea who she has adopted. Fankle is no ordinary cat. The fiercely clever feline has lived six lives so far: lives of adventure, danger, fortune and poverty. He's stared down angry pirates, started a blood feud, won a war, advised an empress and leapt onto the moon.
Fankle tells Jenny tales of his former lives -- with the king of pirates, in ancient Egypt and even with the Empress of China. So what is he doing living in a crofter's cottage in Orkney?
This classic novel by George Mackay Brown is a rich and...
When the shopkeeper gives Jenny a skinny, black kitten she has no idea who she has adopted. Fankle is no ordinary cat. The fiercely clever feline has ...
