The Moorchild (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689806544)

This enchanting Newbery Honor Book is a "magical find" (School Library Journal).

Half moorfolk and half human, and unable to shape-shift or disappear at will, Moql threatens the safety of the Band. So the Folk banish her and send her to live among humans as a changeling. Named Saaski by the couple for whose real baby she was swapped, she grows up taunted and feared by the villagers for being different, and is comfortable only on the moor, playing strange music on her bagpipes.

As Saaski grows up, memories from her forgotten past with the Folks slowly emerge. But so do emotions from her human side, and she begins to realize the terrible wrong the Folk have done to the humans she calls Da and Mumma. She is determined to restore their child to them, even if it means a dangerous return to the world that has already rejected her once.

Author: Eloise McGraw
ISBN-10: 068980654X
ISBN-13: 9780689806544
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1996
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.77w x 1.05d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.5
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 15500 / Moorchild

Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book
Award: Oregon Book Awards - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/08/1996 pg. 69
Booklist 03/01/1996 pg. 1178
School Library Journal 04/01/1996 pg. 136
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/1996 pg. 376
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/1996 pg. 31
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/1997 pg. 1302
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1996 pg. 294 - Superior,Well Above Average