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The Singing Stone

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The Singing Stone
AuthorO. R. Melling
LanguageEnglish
PublisherViking Kestrel
Publication date
1984
Publication placeUnited States, Canada

The Singing Stone is a young adult novel by O. R. Melling that follows a modern-day girl named Kay as she travels to Ireland and travels back to Bronze-Age Ireland.[1][2] She alongside Aherne of the Tuatha Dé Danann must find the lost treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann to combat the upcoming invasion. The novel was first published in 1984.[3] It has sold over 25,000 copies.[4]

The book was shortlisted for the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award in 1987.[5][6]

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Reception

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The Globe and Mail described it as "a lively adventure exhibiting more than a little ingenious sleight-of-mind magic".[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Singing Stone". Good Reads. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  2. ^ Weller, Joan (13 December 1986). "Book for a child is tomorrow's heirloom". Ottawa Citizen. p. G7.
  3. ^ "The SInging Stone". The World of O.R. Melling. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ Kirchhoff, H J (28 March 1989). "'I just sort of fell into writing': Respected novelist O. R. Melling has a knack for a lucky accident". The Globe and Mail. p. A19.
  5. ^ Wynne-Jones, Tim (16 May 1987). "Children's books: Satisfying prizes". The Globe and Mail. p. C19.
  6. ^ Weller, Joan (27 August 1994). "Children choose their favorites". Ottawa Citizen. p. J6.
  7. ^ Wynne-Jones, Tim (20 December 1986). "Mind-wandering in the depths of time". The Globe and Mail. p. E23.