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Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 31
Lexile measure
550L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to the land of the mystical selkies to seek a magical sword for Merlin.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a small seaside town a little girl is found alone; a woman arrives for her, and authorities release the pair, believing it to be an innocent case of a toddler running off. A man is found bludgeoned and left for dead in his apartment; the discovery of children's toys raises more questions than answers. Gazing into Gregor's apartment, Ruby discovers his secret family: his unusually silent daughter and his mentally unstable wife, Constance, who insists...
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Saoirse and Ben's mother mysteriously disappears into the ocean, the two children go on an epic journey to find out the truth about her, and in the process, discover mystical secrets about both their mother and Saoirse herself. The film takes inspiration from the mythological Selkies of Irish folklore, who live as seals in the sea but become humans on land.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On remote Rollrock Island, men go to sea to make their livings--and to catch their wives. The witch Misskaella knows the way of drawing a girl from the heart of a seal, of luring the beauty out of the beast. And for a price a man may buy himself a lovely sea-wife. He may have and hold and keep her. And he will tell himself that he is her master. But from his first look into those wide, questioning, liquid eyes, he will be just as transformed as she....
5) Water Steps
Author
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kyna likes her friends, her purple hair, and taking photographs. But there's something she definitely doesn't like: the water. Every time she comes near it, she feels the sinister pull of the depths trying to draw her down to a watery grave. Even the calm water in the bathtub reminds her of the torrential storm that took the lives of her sailing family when she was just a baby. But Kyna's adopted parents love nothing more than to swim and splash about...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
204 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Brigit, a girl with selkie heritage, embarks on a perilous journey with newcomer Peter to confront the Great Selkie in Sule Skerrie in order to prevent a curse that threatens her village's safety.
Author
Publisher
First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
352 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Jane is incredibly plain. Everyone says so: her parents, the villagers, and her horrible cousin who kicks her out of her own house. Determined to get some semblance of independence, Jane prepares to propose to the princely Peter, who might just say yes to get away from his father. It's a good plan! Or it would've been, if he wasn't kidnapped by a mermaid. With her last shot at happiness lost in the deep blue sea, Jane must venture to the world underwater...
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Romance
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
318 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a bloodline vampire, Lizzie has never had a problem taking what she wants, and right now what she wants are the family heirlooms that were stolen from her and a portal home. Too bad even that short list is impossible to accomplish on her own--and her allies have bigger things to worry about. When they rescue a selkie from captivity, it's the perfect solution to her problem. Lizzie needs a guide through Threshold and the selkie needs someone to...
Author
Series
Hidden world of Changers volume no. 4
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Simon Spotlight paperback edition.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
167 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fiona embarks on a journey to find her mother and unlock her selkie magic.
Author
Series
Sam London adventure volume 2
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
860L
Physical Desc
391 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When a selkie appears in the San Francisco bay, Sam London and the guardian Tashi are summoned by Dr. Vance Vantana of the Department of Mythical Wildlife to help track the creature down. Except unbeknownst to them, other forces are at work and the secret that mythical creatures exist and live amongst humans is in even bigger danger than ever before" -- Provided by publisher.
11) The Folk Keeper
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
162 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
12) Inside Grandad
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Lexile measure
970L
Physical Desc
117 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Selkie Bay is a place where the old legends seem very near, and eleven-year-old Cordelia believes that her secretive mother is a selkie who has returned to the sea--a belief that offers some hope as she struggles to care for her two younger sisters and help her scientist father makes ends meet in their home by the sea.
Author
Series
Bedlam's bard volume 7
Publisher
Baen Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
230 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Deeply depressed Olivia, whose parents are divorcing, is ripe for manipulation. And swimming star Blake is looking for someone just like her. Although her friend tries to warn her, Olivia falls for his ploys and accepts an invitation to go to the Adirondack resort camp of Lake Endor with him and his family. But all is not as it seems at the hundred year old resort. Not only does Olivia discover that Blake is not the guy she thought he was, there...
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
440 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Jenn McDaniel's life on Whidbey Island becomes more complicated and her relationships with old and new friends take strange turns, partly due to the arrival of a woman researching a strange black seal.
Author
Publisher
Gollancz, an imprint of the Orion Publishing Group Ltd
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An earthly nourris sits and sings; And aye she sings, "Ba lilly wean, Little ken I my bairn's father, Far less the land that he staps in. (Child Ballad, no. 113). So begins a stunning tale of love, loss and revenge, against a powerful backdrop of adventure on the high seas, and drama on the land. The Blue Salt Road balances passion and loss, love and violence and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless,...