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Author Moloney, James, 1954- author

Title Silvermay / James Moloney
Published Pymble, A : Harpercollins Publishing Aust, 2011
Pymble, N.S.W. : Angus&Robertson, 2011

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Description 432 pages ; 21 cm
regular print
Series Silvermay ; bk. 1
Moloney, James, 1954- Silvermay series ; 1
Silvermay ; bk. 1
Contents "Winner of the 2011 Gold Inky" -Sixteen-year-old Silvermay Hawker feels drawn to the newcomer in her village -- a young man of solemn good looks named Tamlyn. But only heartache can come of this because Tamlyn is devoted to Nerigold and to little Lucien her son. So things seem until the dark forces of Coyle Strongbow come in search of Nerigold's baby and Silvermay is swept up in the young family's escape. When Lucien is entrusted to her care she discovers the startling horror of what he might become and the truth about Tamlyn too. Can Lucien be spared his fate or is he doomed to become like Coyle? And Tamlyn can he be trusted can he be loved and can he love in return? Silvermay's heart will not give him up but what happens when devotion becomes a weapon in the hands of the ruthless?
Summary The first in a new fantasy series. Sixteen year old Silvermay Hawker, like every other girl in the district, is immediately attracted to newcomer Tamlyn's solemn good looks. She also befriends Nerigold, his wife, and helps care for their baby, Lucien, who, it transpires is hiding a deadly secret.
Notes PRC 7-9. id no.8927
Audience For secondary school age
Subject Good and evil -- Young adult fiction
Premier's Reading Challenge -- Year 7 - Year 9
Premier's Reading Challenge
Wizards -- Fiction.
Wizards -- Juvenile fiction.
Wizards -- Young adult fiction
Young adult fiction.
Fantasy.
Good and evil -- Fiction.
Wizards -- Fiction.
Genre/Form Fiction.
ISBN 0732292034
9780732292034 (paperback)