The Alchemist's Daughter is a young adult historical fantasy, set in Elizabethan England a year before the Spanish Armada, in which Sidonie Quince attempts to save her father from the consequences of a rash night with the Queen. It was written by Eileen Kernaghan and published in 2004.
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| Author | Eileen Kernaghan |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical fantasy |
| Publisher | Thistledown Press |
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| ISBN | 9781894345798 |
The Alchemist's Daughter was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes 2005,[1] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Prix Aurora Awards 2005,[2] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award [1] and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalists 2005". BC Book Prizes. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ "Nominated Books: English". Prix Aurora Awards. Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ "2005 Nominees". Award Nominees By Year. Saskatchewan Book Awards. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
External links
edit- Olga Stein. "A Review of: The AlchemistÆs Daughter". Books in Canada. Retrieved 2014-08-11.
- BC Bookworld article on Eileen Kernaghan
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