| Author | O. R. Melling |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Viking Kestrel |
| Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | United States, Canada |
The Singing Stone is a young adult novel by O. R. Melling that follows a modern-day girl named Kay as she travels to Ireland and travels back to Bronze-Age Ireland. She alongside Aherne of the Tuatha Dé Danann must find the lost treasures of the Tuatha Dé Danann to combat the upcoming invasion. The novel was first published in 1984. It has sold over 25,000 copies.
The book was shortlisted for the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award in 1987.
Plot
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Reception
The Globe and Mail described it as "a lively adventure exhibiting more than a little ingenious sleight-of-mind magic".
References
- "Singing Stone". Good Reads. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- Weller, Joan (13 December 1986). "Book for a child is tomorrow's heirloom". Ottawa Citizen. p. G7.
- "The SInging Stone". The World of O.R. Melling. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- Kirchhoff, H J (28 March 1989). "'I just sort of fell into writing': Respected novelist O. R. Melling has a knack for a lucky accident". The Globe and Mail. p. A19.
- Wynne-Jones, Tim (16 May 1987). "Children's books: Satisfying prizes". The Globe and Mail. p. C19.
- Weller, Joan (27 August 1994). "Children choose their favorites". Ottawa Citizen. p. J6.
- Wynne-Jones, Tim (20 December 1986). "Mind-wandering in the depths of time". The Globe and Mail. p. E23.
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