Get your signed of copy of The Turning (Winner of the Oregon Spirit Book Award), signed by our Read-a-thon guest speaker, Emily Whitman! 

PLEASE NOTE: Copies ordered after 3/1/23 will only include author's signature and will not include a dedication message.

Summary:

Does he belong to the land or to the sea?

Aran has never truly fit in with his selkie clan. He was born in his human form, without a pelt to transform him into a sleek, strong seal. Each day he waits, left behind while his selkie family explores the deep ocean. What if his pelt never comes? Does the Moon even see him? Is he putting his clan at risk?

When his mother undertakes a journey to the far north to seek help, Aran is left in the care of a reclusive human woman on remote Spindle Island. Life on land is full of more wonders—and more dangers—than Aran could have ever imagined. Soon Aran will be forced to decide: will he fight for his place on land, or return to his home in the sea?

Suggested grade level range:

3rd-8th