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This is a classic children's adventure by a beloved author that combines friendship, mystery, and environmental themes with folklore about an island curse. The story celebrates kindness, courage, and understanding across generational divides, with two children learning to see beyond prejudice and superstition. While there is a historical tragedy and some mild supernatural dread woven into the plot, the overall tone is warm and ultimately hopeful rather than dark.
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Two children befriend the old man known as the Birdman of Bryher and help him lift a curse from their island. Two children befriend the old man known as the Birdman of Bryher and help him lift a curse from their island.
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- Fiction
- Friendship
- Islands
- Whales
- Juvenile literature
- Whales, juvenile literature
- Children's fiction
- Whales, fiction
- Scilly, isles of (england), fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
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ISBN 9780590429122 · Apple