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AUTHOR |
McCaughrean, Geraldine , 1951-. |
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TITLE |
Where the world ends / Geraldine McCaughrean ; [map by Ian McNee]. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Flatiron Books, 2019. |
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DESCRIPTION |
324 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. |
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NOTE |
First published in 2017. |
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NOTE |
Includes afterword about the history of St. Kilda, list of the birds of St. Kilda, and glossary. |
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SUMMARY |
In the summer of 1727, Quill and his friends are put ashore on a remote sea stac to harvest birds for food, and only the end of the world can explain why no boat returns to collect them. |
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AWARD |
Michael L. Printz Award, 2020 (Honour). |
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SUBJECT |
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Hunting -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Islands -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Storytelling -- Fiction. |
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Wilderness survival -- Fiction. |
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Saint Kilda (Scotland) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction. |
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SUBJECT |
Scotland -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction. |
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DISCIPLINE |
English Language. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
McNee,Ian, cartographer. |
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ISBN |
9781250225498 (hbk.). |