The Alchemist's Daughter

The Alchemist's Daughter

"The Alchemist's Daughter" is a young adult historical fantasy, set in Elizabethan England a year before the Armada, in which Sidonie Quince attempts to save her father from the consequences of a rash promise to the Queen. It was written by Eileen Kernaghan and published in 2004.

"The Alchemist's Daughter" was shortlisted for the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize at the BC Book Prizes 2005, [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Finalists 2005| work =| publisher =BC Book Prizes| date =| url =http://www.bcbookprizes.ca/winnersframeset.htm| format =HTML| doi =| accessdate =2007-10-30 ] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Aurora Award 2005, [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Nominated Books: English| work =Prix Aurora Awards | publisher =Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association| date =| url =http://www.sentex.net/~dmullin/aurora/author_e.html| format =HTML| doi =| accessdate =2007-10-30 ] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award [http://www.bookcentre.ca/awards/award_ind/awards.php?award=myrca] and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =2005 Nominees| work =Award Nominees By Year| publisher =Saskatchewan Book Awards| date =| url =http://www.bookawards.sk.ca/nominees.php#year_2005| format =HTML| doi =| accessdate =2007-10-30 ]

*cite book| last =Kernaghan| first =Eileen | authorlink =| coauthors =| title =The Alchemist's Daughter| publisher =Thistledown Press| date =2004| location =Saskatoon, Sask | pages =| url =| doi =| id = | isbn =9781894345798

References

External links

* [http://www.booksincanada.com/article_view.asp?id=4344 "Books in Canada" review]
* [http://www.abcbookworld.com/?state=view_author&author_id=1489 BC Bookworld article on Eileen Kernaghan]


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