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The Alchemist's Daughter

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The Alchemist's Daughter
Book cover
AuthorEileen Kernaghan
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fantasy
PublisherThistledown Press
Awards
  • Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English (Prix Aurora Awards 2005)
  • 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award
  • Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards
ISBN9781894345798

The Alchemist's Daughter is a young adult historical fantasy, set in Elizabethan England a year before the Spanish Armada, in which Sidonie Quince attempts to save her father from the consequences of a rash night with 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,[1] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Prix Aurora Awards 2005,[2] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award [1] and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize Finalists 2005". BC Book Prizes. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ "Nominated Books: English". Prix Aurora Awards. Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
  3. ^ "2005 Nominees". Award Nominees By Year. Saskatchewan Book Awards. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
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