· You can read my full review of The Eye of the North here. Sinéad lives in Ireland with her husband and daughter. She has had many jobs in her life including working as a butcher and a bookseller. Sinéad has a degree in Medieval Studies, a PhD in Old and Middle English Language and Literature and can read Middle English with perfect fluency! Welcome to the blog Sinéad and . · The Eye of the North by Sinéad O’Hart Emmeline Widget has never left Widget Manor – and that’s the way she likes it. But w hen her scientist parents mysteriously disappear, she finds herself being packed off on a ship to France, heading for a safe house in Paris. Sinead O’Hart draws you into a magical world where OSCAR, a secret society, seeks to prevent the awakening of the Kraken. Daring rescues and feats of heroism abound as “The Eye of the North” moves from London to the frozen tundra where the melting ice and a living sacrifice will give one individual control over the www.doorway.rus:
For fans of Karen Foxlee's Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy comes a rollicking debut about a young girl's adventures in the far reaches of the icy north. When Emmeline's scientist parents mysteriously disappear, she finds herself heading for a safe house, where allies have pledged to protect her. The Eye of the North - Kindle edition by O'Hart, Sinéad. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Eye of the North. Sinéad O'Hart was born in Wexford, in the south-east of Ireland, and now lives in Meath (near Dublin) with her family. She is the author of three novels for 8+ readers: The Eye of the North, The Star-Spun Web, and Skyborn (a prequel to The Eye of the North) with Stripes/Little Tiger Press, with a fourth novel coming in She has also written an early reader for Harper Collins Children.
Emmeline, the young heroine of The Eye of the North, by Sinead O'Hart (Knopf, middle grade, August ), is the sort of child with ZERO interest in doing this. She is paranoid, distrustful, and set in her ways, and most of this is a result of her booby-trapped (literally) childhood--her parents (when they weren't off having adventures) spent no effort on making her feel safe; indeed, the opposite is more like it. You can read my full review of The Eye of the North here. Sinéad lives in Ireland with her husband and daughter. She has had many jobs in her life including working as a butcher and a bookseller. Sinéad has a degree in Medieval Studies, a PhD in Old and Middle English Language and Literature and can read Middle English with perfect fluency! Welcome to the blog Sinéad and congratulations on the publication of your debut novel. “The Eye of the North is a wonderfully exciting adventure complete with airships, ice horses and the Northwitch.” Abi Elphinstone, author of The Dreamsnatcher “This book is pure middle-grade gold, pitched perfectly in tone at its audience. It is sure to be lapped up by girls and boys alike. This impressive debut is my first 5 star read of
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