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Seal Child

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this was an incredible book of two innocent girls, and one who turns out not to be human. I got this book five years ago, and i am 19 now and still love it. It is truly a timeless classic!!

i love this book soo very much. it has an un-ending glimmer of magic that captivates you and makes you want to keep reading. it has a quality many books don't have, re-read-ability. i have read this book un-countable times and i love it more and more, it doesn't get dull, it keeps on shining, i recommend this book to anyone who can read, your SURE to love it. {i apologize for the miss spelled words :) }

This is one of those rare childrens books that doesn't fade when you go back to it. I read this book for the first time when I was 10 years old, I'm in my twenties now and it still holds up. Each of Peck's characters has amazing depth -especially for a childrens book- and they become your friend upon reading. All the scenes are described so clearly I have memories from this book as if I lived it myself. Reading the book again is like returning home after a trip.

The book also gives a good message. It gently teaches about humans being responsible for nature and the world around us, as well as teaching important lessons about friendship that we can all use hearing again.

I would recommend this book highly. It's out of print but there are plenty of used copies around to be bought.

Molly Bryson is a twelve-year-old girl who's spending vacation at Ambrose Island. While there, she makes a friend-Meara. The following year, when their family visits the island once again, Molly finds out that Meara has a secret that may break their friendship apart.

Seal Child was a very good novel. It was the first book that I ever read that had more than 100 pages. I can't remeber the girls name but, it was very interesting. I liked how the girl gave up everything that was her life to save the other girl and her dogs life. I just thought that it was remarkable It was a book that showed how cool it can be to have a friend that would give up her life for you. I thought it was an excelant book.

I really loved this book and have read it three times. It is one that I will cherish always. This tale is for children of all ages, about friendship, love, and sacrifice. The book has a timeless and magical quality to it. It is really a great story.

I bought this book when I was nine, and now I am twenty-nine, a 2nd grade teacher, and I read it to my kids every year. I always cry at the end, every year. It is a shame and a travesty that this book is not selling better, or more well-known. It is one of the most poignant, resounding children's novels I have ever read. The love between Molly and Meara is sweet, innocent, and speaks to the power to love another, unromantically, yet fiercely and self-sacrificially.
My copy is now taped back together over and over again, yet I still keep that old paperback from 1988 as a momento, perhaps to the love Molly and Meara share.
After Meara goes back to her seal from, Molly muses, "Sometimes. . .your name will ring like a great bell in my heart. . .and when I am scared of how deep the ocean is. . . I remember how you called it blue. The most beautiful blue." Who has not felt that way about another person?

Molly-Jane-Bryson is on Ambrose Island,and her Oldest friend (Ruby) finds a "SEAl" on the beach. This child is a seal in a discise-like thing. With Molly's little brother Douglas who calls them "SELZ", they have a nice adventure. You must read this Book..... SEAL CHILD by Sylvia Peck