Secrets at Red Rocks
Rachael King
Belletristik / Märchen, Sagen, Legenden
Beschreibung
Selkie mythology meets Wellington's rugged, windswept south coast in this spine-tingling adventure novel, which won the 2013 Esther Glen Medal for Junior Fiction. Now a Sky New Zealand Originals TV series. Jessie stared at him, hard. It is not a story. It is real. Jake, if you have stolen a sealskin, then whoever it belongs to will be stuck in human form. Jake was surprised to see tears form in her eyes. You must put it back. But that s the stupidest thing I ve ever heard! said Jake. Jake! Jessie shouted. You must put it back. Jake has taken a sealskin from Red Rocks and hidden it under his bed, unlocking an ancientspell that threatens to destroy his family. Can he put things right, before it s too late?In Secrets at Red Rocks, the mysterious Celtic myth of the selkies - seal people - meets Aotearoa New Zealand's wild southern landscape and an ordinary boy is thrown into a terrifying adventure tinged with ancient magic. With its beautiful writing and eerie atmosphere, middle-grade readers will be thrilled and moved by this captivating story by the author of The Grimmelings. Previously published as Red Rocks.
