The Scathatch and Maeve's Daughter [Hardcover]

Mary Alexander Walker (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up

In the eighth century, Scathach, the ancient shape-shifting female champion, appears to Maeve Moira, the daughter of a Celtic High King, and, pleased with her character, promises that her daughters--and the daughters of their daughters--will survive and possess Maeve's qualities.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 6-9-- The Scathach, a crochety, ageless magic and mischief-maker, takes under her protection Maeve Moira, daughter of an eighth-century Irish king. In a series of short vignettes, readers follow the first Maeve's descendants from 12th-century England to 17th-century Canada to a futuristic 21st-century New York City. Through the years, the Scathach appears to the girls in times of crisis, often in the form of a bird. The device of following people through generations, linking them with a talisman or piece of jewelry (a silver medallion), is not a new one, and has been used more successfully by Margaret Anderson in The Druid's Gift (Knopf, 1989). Occasional awkward writing slows the narrative flow. Walker's ability to create characters comes through clearly in her portrayal of the Scathach and of Maeve Nicole in the final chapter of the story, but the other characters do not come to life. --Ruth S. Vose, San Francisco Public Library
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Hardcover: 119 pages
• Publisher: Atheneum; First Edition first Printing edition (October 30, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689316380
• ISBN-13: 978-0689316388
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,279,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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