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EMILY RAABE grew up in Vermont and now lives in New York City, where she teaches writing. She is a poet and the author of numerous nonfiction books for children. Lost Children of the Far Islands is her first novel.
About the Author
Augusta and Leo are twins with an unremarkable life in coastal Maine, except for their remarkable little sister, Ila, who never speaks. Then one day, their world is shaken when their mother falls ill—and it becomes clear that her strength is fading because she has been using it to protect them from a terrible evil.
Soon the children are swept off to a secret island far out at sea, where they discover hidden family and powers they never knew they had. Like their mother, they are Folk, creatures who can turn between human and animals forms. While Gus and Leo glory in their newfound seal bodies and Ila finds joy in being quick as a fox, they also discover that their magic holds peril. For the Dobar-chu, an ancient, greedy creature, will stop at nothing to gain the children's power to turn for himself. Now their mother's life hangs in the balance, and they must battle this monster to death—despite a prophesy that whoever kills the Dobar-chu will himself die.
Lost Children of the Far Islands is a magical story this is at once exciting, suspenseful, and full of charm.