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THE GIRL WHO NEVER WAS is the story of Selkie Stewart, who thinks she’s a totally normal teenager growing up in Boston. Sure, her father is in an insane asylum, her mother left her on his doorstep—literally—when she was a baby, and she’s being raised by two ancient aunts who spend their time hunting gnomes in their Beacon Hill townhouse. But other than that her life is totally normal! She’s got an adventurous best friend who’s always got her back and an unrequited crush on an older boy named Ben. Just like any other teenager, right?
When Selkie goes in search of the mother she’s never known, she gets more than she bargained for. It turns out that her mother is faerie royalty, which would make Selkie a faerie princess—except for the part where her father is an ogre, which makes her only half of anything. Even more confusing, there’s a prophecy that Selkie is going to destroy the tyrannical Seelie Court, which is why her mother actually wants to kill her. Selkie has been kept hidden all her life by her adoring aunts, with the help of a Salem wizard named Will. And Ben. Because the boy she thinks she’s in love with turns out to be a faerie whose enchantment has kept her alive, but also kept her in the dark about her own life.
Now, with enchantments dissolved and prophecies swinging into action, Selkie finds herself on a series of mad quests to save the people she’s always loved and a life she’s learning to love. But in a supernatural world of increasingly complex alliances and distressingly complicated deceptions, it’s so hard to know who to trust. Does her mother really wish to kill her? Would Will sacrifice her for the sake of the prophecy? And does Ben really love her or is it all an elaborate ruse? In order to survive, Selkie realizes that the key is learning—and accepting—who she really is.
THE GIRL WHO NEVER WAS is the story of Selkie Stewart, who thinks she’s a totally normal teenager growing up in Boston. Sure, her father is in an insane asylum, her mother left her on his doorstep—literally—when she was a baby, and she’s being raised by two ancient aunts who spend their time hunting gnomes in their Beacon Hill townhouse. But other than that her life is totally normal! She’s got an adventurous best friend who’s always got her back and an unrequited crush on an older boy named Ben. Just like any other teenager, right?
When Selkie goes in search of the mother she’s never known, she gets more than she bargained for. It turns out that her mother is faerie royalty, which would make Selkie a faerie princess—except for the part where her father is an ogre, which makes her only half of anything. Even more confusing, there’s a prophecy that Selkie is going to destroy the tyrannical Seelie Court, which is why her mother actually wants to kill her. Selkie has been kept hidden all her life by her adoring aunts, with the help of a Salem wizard named Will. And Ben. Because the boy she thinks she’s in love with turns out to be a faerie whose enchantment has kept her alive, but also kept her in the dark about her own life.
Now, with enchantments dissolved and prophecies swinging into action, Selkie finds herself on a series of mad quests to save the people she’s always loved and a life she’s learning to love. But in a supernatural world of increasingly complex alliances and distressingly complicated deceptions, it’s so hard to know who to trust. Does her mother really wish to kill her? Would Will sacrifice her for the sake of the prophecy? And does Ben really love her or is it all an elaborate ruse? In order to survive, Selkie realizes that the key is learning—and accepting—who she really is.
About the Author
Since that time, Skylar’s head has been filled with lots of characters and lots of drama. She is delighted to be able to share some of it with all of you now, because, honestly, it was getting pretty loud and crowded in there.
Skylar is a born-and-bred New Englander, which is why Boston was a natural setting for her debut novel, THE GIRL WHO NEVER WAS. Skylar shares her home with a cardboard cutout of the Tenth Doctor, lots of Mardi Gras beads from the time she spent living in New Orleans, and a harp she’s supposed to be teaching herself to play. She’d like to get a dog.
Cottingley, EnglandIn the early twentieth century, two little girls caused a massive media event when they claimed to have taken photographs of faeries near the brook in their backyard in Cottingley, England. The photographs caught the imagination of the country, and celebrities like Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of Sherlock Holmes, descended upon the area, hoping to spy faeries themselves.Eventually, the little girls admitted it had all been a hoax, and that they had set up the photographs using paper cutouts of faeries from a catalog.Good thing, too, because all the attention was really cramping the style of the faeries who liked to pop over to Cottingley for a visit.Do you think there is any truth in the legends? What mythological creatures do you think might be hiding out there? Unicorns? Bigfoot? The Loch Ness Monster?
?What I think?
I believe in the supernatural. I think that the creatures or beings are being smart only showing themselves to a select few. Because if they didn't the would be risking their lives. As they would probably end up in some lab.
So unicorns, bigfoot, and ya faeries to! If you are reading this my home is always open! You will be safe here!
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I believe in the supernatural. I think that the creatures or beings are being smart only showing themselves to a select few. Because if they didn't the would be risking their lives. As they would probably end up in some lab.
So unicorns, bigfoot, and ya faeries to! If you are reading this my home is always open! You will be safe here!
6 comments:
I so can't wait for this book. And just so you guys know. This author along with Erin Bowman will be coming on to the #ReadOn show for a special weekday show Aug. 13th!! Winners will be able to win a copy of both book one and book two in the Taken series. As well of course as the two copies of The Girl Who Never Was!
I believe in legends and myths. There is always some truth to the stories. As for creatures? Maybe Loch Ness, I never really thought about that.
I really want to read it.
Do you think there is any truth in the legends? Maybe. Depending on the legend.
What mythological creatures do you think might be hiding out there? Unicorns? Bigfoot? Maybe mermaids. It would be cool.
The Loch Ness Monster? mmmmm maybe.
I Want To Believe!!!!!!!
Maybe mermaids live in the Bermuda Triangle. People that disappear there are all victims of mermaids! Or maybe they're mermaids now too? Maybe if a mermaid bites you, you end up as one? Okay, now that's just some crazy thoughts from me. I think there is some truth behind legends. As for which parts are true, I prefer to remain ignorant. We don't always like the answers we seek.
I always believe there is some truth to every story. I kind of believe fairies are real. Kind of hoping mermaids are. lol I love believing in the "not real".
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