{"product_id":"song-of-the-saltings","title":"Song of the Saltings","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Like the very best fantasy, \n\u003ci\u003eSong of the Saltings\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to and of the real world. That is what gives it its power.\"--Isobelle Carmody, author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"You had me at 'bog witch'. A lyrical and haunting ballad of bleak salt flats, buried secrets and deep, ancient magic -- I devoured it.\"--Lili Wilkinson, author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Rachael King offers magic, mystery and beautifully crafted prose for a young adult audience with her new novel, \n\u003ci\u003eSong of the Saltings\u003c\/i\u003e. This folk horror adventure is both delightful and deliciously creepy, with a compelling heroine who bucks tradition to seek out the truth behind the customs of her marshland home and forces us to ask the question: Who and what is truly monstrous?\"--Andrea Eames, author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRachael King is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers for children. Her novels often reflect her love for the Scottish folklore of her ancestors--the weirder the better. When she was young, she read fantasy books voraciously and galloped horses bareback along beaches. \n\u003ci\u003eSecrets at Red Rocks\u003c\/i\u003e won New Zealand's longest-running literary award, the Esther Glen Medal, and has been adapted into an Emmy Award-winning television series for BYUtv. Her other novels for young people include \n\u003ci\u003eSong of the Saltings \u003c\/i\u003eand the multi award-winning \n\u003ci\u003eThe Grimmeling\u003c\/i\u003es. She holds an MA in creative writing from Victoria University in Wellington. 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Instead, the monster spared her and claimed her pony, shattering tradition and anointing her both folk hero and object of suspicion. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow sixteen, Lotta tends the Council's sacrificial horses, keeping her distance from the islanders who whisper about her fate. But something is stirring. The island hums beneath her feet, and a song threads through her dreams. Is the Glimm calling Lotta back? \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she crosses paths with Moss--a boy once hidden from sacrifice--a daring bog rescue sparks a chain of events that forces them both to question the Council's rule and the lore that binds their people. As crops and animals are blighted and uncanny weather plagues the community, Lotta and Moss must decide whether to obey the Council or risk everything to uncover the island's deepest secrets. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause on Brack, monsters come in many forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/20\/2026 pg. 1 (EAN 9781665984331, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781665984331, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781665984331, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 94 (EAN 9781665984331, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eKing, Rachael\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRachael King is one of New Zealand's best-loved writers for children. 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