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Tides
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Tides Paperback - 2014

by Cornwell, Betsy

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Set on the Isles of Shoals, remote islands off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, this page-turning YA debut weaves the Celtic ocean lore of selkies and a compelling mystery into a story about family secrets and love.

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HarperCollins Publishers. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title Tides
  • Author Cornwell, Betsy
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Date 2014-04-01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4350539-6
  • ISBN 9780544302969 / 0544302966
  • Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.83 in (20.96 x 13.97 x 2.11 cm)
  • Ages 12 to UP years
  • Grade levels 7 - UP
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

“A satisfying mix of folktale, mystery, and family drama.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

When high school senior Noah Gallagher and his adopted teenage sister, Lo, go to live with their grandmother in her island cottage for the summer, they don't expect much in the way of adventure. Noah has landed a marine biology internship, and Lo wants to draw and paint, perhaps even to vanquish her struggles with bulimia. But then things take a dramatic turn for them both when Noah mistakenly tries to save a mysterious girl from drowning. This dreamlike, suspenseful story—deftly told from multiple points of view—dives deeply into selkie folklore while examining the fluid nature of love and family.

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Media reviews

"Cornwell's themes of body image, abuse, and the danger and pleasure found in relationships of all kinds emerge organically through the book's visceral, disturbing, and often lovely imagery."
Publishers Weekly, starred review

"[A] graceful debut novel. . . The narrative shimmers and haunts, and will appeal to readers who don't typically like fantasy."
Booklist

"Cornwell seamlessly weaves together three distinctive narrative voices to tell a completely original story. . . [Tides] offers a valuable message of acceptance."
VOYA, 4Q 3P J S

"A satisfying mix of folktale, mystery, and family drama, this eerie story will leave readers with the distinct impression that Gemm's island home has a bottomless supply of heartbreaking tales of love and loss."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "A haunting, atmospheric, intergenerational tale of the "inbetween," suffused with selkie lore."
Kirkus "Longing for the beyond vies with the deep bonds of love, home, and family in Betsy Cornwell's dreamlike and heart-wrenching novel, and her fresh, delicate lyricism conveys her characters' struggles with compelling power. A truly beautiful debut!"
Sarah Porter, author of the Lost Voices trilogyTides is a rich, taut, suspenseful, and funny exploration of two worlds, selkie and human.  It's full of mystery but it's also so fully imagined that a reader can jump right in.  Betsy Cornwell is a terrific new talent with a boundless imagination.”
Valerie Sayers, author of Who Do You Love and Brain Fever

About the author

The debut author Betsy Cornwell graduated from Smith College in 2010. She was a columnist and editor at Teen Ink before receiving an MFA in creative writing at Notre Dame, where she also taught fiction writing as well as film and television studies. She is currently living in Inis Mr, Ireland. Visit her website at www.betsycornwell.com.