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The crossing of Ingo

The breathtaking conclusion to the critically-acclaimed Ingo series, by prize-winning novelist Helen Dunmore. Sapphire, Conor and their Mer friends Faro and Elvira are ready to make the Crossing of Ingo -- a long and dangerous journey that only the strongest young Mer are called upon to make. No hum...

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Main Author: Dunmore, Helen, 1952-2017
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London : HarperCollins Children's, 2008.
Series:Ingo series ; #04.
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Sapphire (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Conor (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Mermaids > Juvenile fiction.
Mermen > Juvenile fiction.
Children's stories.
Fantasy fiction > Juvenile.
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Summary:The breathtaking conclusion to the critically-acclaimed Ingo series, by prize-winning novelist Helen Dunmore. Sapphire, Conor and their Mer friends Faro and Elvira are ready to make the Crossing of Ingo -- a long and dangerous journey that only the strongest young Mer are called upon to make. No human being has ever attempted this thrilling voyage to the bottom of the world. Ervys, his followers and new recruits, the sharks, are determined that Sapphire and Conor must be stopped -- dead or alive!
Physical Description:367 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN:9780007270255 (hbk.)
0007270259 (hbk.)
9780007270279 (pbk.)
0007270275 (pbk.)
Author Notes:Helen Dunmore was born in Beverley, England on December 12, 1952. She received a degree in English from the University of York in 1973. She taught English in Finland before moving to Bristol, England, where she taught literature and creative writing. She was a poet, novelist, and children's author. Her collections of poetry include The Apple Fall, The Raw Garden, and Inside the Wave. Her books include Talking to the Dead, Your Blue-Eyed Boy, House of Orphans, The Greatcoat, The Siege, The Betrayal, The Lie, and Birdcage Walk. She won the McKitterick Prize for debut novelists in 1994 for Zennor in Darkness, the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction in 1996 for A Spell of Winter, and the Costa Award for Poetry in 2017 for Inside the Wave. She died of cancer on June 5, 2017 at the age of 64.

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