The Moorchild is dedicated to "all children who have ever felt DIFFERENT." Is this another way of saying that the book is dedicated to all children? Do you think every child - or adult - has felt different at some point in their lives? Have you?.An "unusual blend of fantasy and contemporary concerns," School Library Journal wrote in its starred review, "The Moorchild will truly be a magical find." She is searching for the truth about herself and for some place where she can finally fit in. They blame her for a pox that's plaguing their children and for the death of their cattle. The human villagers ridicule and taunt her because she's different. Half-folk and half-human, Saaski has no place in either world. Yet at its heart, this distinguished novel is about the timeless issues of fear and prejudice. One of the most acclaimed fantasies in recent years - winner of a Newbery Honor Medal and chosen as a Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book for fiction - The Moorchild is set long ago in an unfamiliar place where fairy folk and humans sometimes intermingle.
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