One day, she is raped by two brutal men, who are led to her by the village idiot, who thought her a faery. Her brothers are able to visit her twice a year as humans as she labors on her task to make shirts out of starwort, a needle-like plant whose touch is poison and disfigures the hands. Sorcha agrees to this and spends several years in the forest, hiding from Oonagh as she works on the shirts.Īt first she survives in the Forest, relying on the help of the Fair Folk and her only companion-her brother Cormack's dog, Linn. Sorcha learns that if she can spin six shirts from the painful starwort, remaining absolutely silent until the last one is completed, she can free her brothers from Oonagh's spell. What follows is a twist on the classic tale of "The Six Swans". Sorcha's brothers, however, are turned into swans. When her father's new wife, the Lady Oonagh, attacks Sorcha and her brothers, Sorcha alone is able to escape. She is more or less ignored by her father. Sorcha, the youngest child of Irish Lord Colum of Sevenwaters, loses her mother at childbirth, and is raised almost entirely by her six older brothers. ( April 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.
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It also explores the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans.Ĭomplete with a discussion guide, photographs, and information about getting involved with elections in teens' own community, this is an essential explanation of the history of voting rights-and a call to action for a better future. This book follows the stunning aftermath of that ruling and explains how voter suppression works, from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. Known as the Shelby ruling, this decision allowed districts with a history of racial discrimination to change voting requirements without approval from the Department of Justice. After the election of Barack Obama, a rollback of voting rights occurred, punctuated by a 2013 Supreme Court decision that undid the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This young adult adaptation brings to light the shocking truth about how not every voter is treated equally. A timely and essential history of Black voter suppression, adapted from the National Book Award longlisted adult book On the heels of those books came Mystery from History and Barkerville Gold, both with historical connections. Thanks to a strong interest in British Columbian history, she wrote two historical novels that take place in B.C.'s early days. Never knowing what idea will strike next, Dayle writes books that range from science fiction to history and from biography to mystery. She has published 21 books for readers from ages seven to 17. Dayle now lives in Campbell River, British Columbia where, in addition to her own writing, she teaches a correspondence course on Writing for Children and Teenagers. For several years she wrote a column for the local weekly newspaper and published the occasional article in children's magazines. Her writing career began on Salt Spring Island where she wrote her first 16 novels. She has always loved books, both reading and writing them. 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