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Gr 8 Up–Misskaella Prout, the baby of the family, was born on a craggy, seal-covered island, when “there were no looks left for Prout girls.” She is resentful of the boys who can’t see past her lumpish form, and when she discovers she has a magical ability to cause human figures to step out of the bodies of seals, she calls forth a lover and finds herself with child. Over the years, she draws forth beautiful black-haired women, bought for a dear price by island men eager for wives. Now known as a witch, she can afford to buy the biggest house on the island, but finds herself no clos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In Lanagan’s selkie story, the bitter loneliness of an ostracized seal-kin girl fuels her revenge when she claims her witchy powers. Magically, she calls up beautiful selkie women to entice the men of Rollrock Island. Enthralled by the selkies, with their smooth limbs, tiny feet, and gracious adoration, Rollrock men alienate their human wives, who eventually abandon the island entirely. As the sons of the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More