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Ultramarine
By Nimmo, Jenny
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-52544-869-3
- Publisher
- New York : Dutton Children's Books, 1992.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 1992
Gr 5-7 This story interestingly interweaves fantasy with realistic fiction, but is somewhat burdened by an excessively complex and mysterious set of family relationships. Ned, 11, and Nell, 8, are forced to face their true origins when their half-crazed grandmother reveals that the woman who has lovingly cared for them all their lives is not their birth mother. Rather, it was Grandmother's daughter, Ultramarine, who drowned several years before while rescuing sea birds. They also learn th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
