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UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · CHILDREN · FICTION

Hilary McKay

52
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4.4
AVG RATING (5)
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McKay, MacKay or Mackay is a Scottish and Irish surname. The last phoneme in the name is traditionally pronounced to rhyme with 'eye', but in some parts of the world this has come to rhyme with 'hey'. In Scotland, it corresponds to Clan Mackay.

Boston, United Kingdom
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"Robin!" Deep in his dreams, Robin recognized his mother's voice and began to drag himself awake.

— from Dog Friday, 1994

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#2

Wishing for tomorrow

2010

5.0 (1)

This book is the long-awaited sequel to A Little Princess. Nothing is quite the same at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies since Sara Crewe went away with the Indian gentleman. Lavinia is once again the girls' leader, but she hungers for a more interesting life. Lottie is still busy making mischief, as is the new neighbor, the red-headed boy. Alice, the new maid, brings a breath of fresh air and slapdash practicality to the school. But Sara is much missed -- especially by her best friend, Ermengarde. Can Ermengarde find her own way and be happy? Will she and Sara ever be able to be friends the way they were before? Hilary McKay opens the door to Miss Minchin's again and invites readers to take a peek at the new adventures beginning in a beloved tale. - Jacket flap.

#1

Saffy's Angel

2002

5.0 (1)

After Saffron discovers that she's adopted, life is never quite the same again. Her artistic parents and doting siblings adore her, but Saffy wants a piece of her past. So when her grandfather bequests a stone angel to her, Saffy knows she has to find it and stows away to Siena with her new friend.

#3

Permanent Rose

2005

0.0 (0)

While trying to reconnect with her friend Tom, who has returned to the United States without leaving a forwarding address, eight-year-old Rose inadvertently discovers the identity of her adopted sister Saffy's father.

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