The Alchemist's Daughter

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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, [1] Best Canadian Speculative Novel in English at the Aurora Award 2005,[2] the 2006 Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award [1] and the Publishing In Education Award 2005 at the Saskatchewan Book Awards.[3]

  • Kernaghan, Eileen (2004). The Alchemist's Daughter. Saskatoon, Sask: Thistledown Press. ISBN 9781894345798. 

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  1. ^ Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Finalists 2005 (HTML). BC Book Prizes. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  2. ^ Nominated Books: English (HTML). Prix Aurora Awards. Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.
  3. ^ 2005 Nominees (HTML). Award Nominees By Year. Saskatchewan Book Awards. Retrieved on 2007-10-30.

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