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Seven Tears into the Sea Paperback – April 1, 2005
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I'll come to thee....
Shed seven tears,
perchance seven years....
At the age of ten, Gwen Cooke had a strange encounter with a boy with dark, slightly tilted eyes. He came to her on the beach, whispered strange words in her ear, and then disappeared. Shortly thereafter, her family moved away from their seaside home and Gwen never saw the boy again.
Now seventeen, Gwen is returning to her childhood home. Her nana asked her to come. But Gwen knows it's time to go back for another reason: She yearns for the sea. Perhaps the sea itself is calling to her. Perhaps the memory of the boy and his haunting words are drawing her back to the place they met. Perhaps it's time for her to face her destiny.
- Reading age12 years and up
- Print length279 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level7 - 9
- Lexile measure800L
- Dimensions5 x 0.72 x 7 inches
- Publication dateApril 1, 2005
- ISBN-100689864426
- ISBN-13978-0689864421
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- Publisher : S&S Books for Young Readers (April 1, 2005)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 279 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0689864426
- ISBN-13 : 978-0689864421
- Reading age : 12 years and up
- Lexile measure : 800L
- Grade level : 7 - 9
- Item Weight : 7.2 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.72 x 7 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,070,633 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,914 in Children's Fiction on Social Situations
- #7,442 in Children's Spine-Chilling Horror
- #8,269 in Children's Books on Girls' & Women's Issues
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About the author
Terri Farley is the author of the wildly popular Phantom Stallion series, which has sold one million copies. For her Wild Horse Island series, Terri volunteered on a horse ranch in Hawaii for three weeks. After much coaxing, she returned to her husband in Verdi, Nevada, where she lives and writes.
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Customers have mixed opinions about the romance in the book. Some find it engaging and romantic for mystery lovers, while others feel the ending is melancholy. There are also mixed reviews on the character development, with some finding them vivid and well-rounded, while others dislike them.
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Customers have mixed opinions about the romance in the book. Some find it engaging and romantic, with a good storyline. They appreciate the unique setting and mix of contemporary themes with ancient myths and magic. The book has just the right amount of romantic tension and edginess without going overboard. However, others feel the ending is melancholy.
"...This perfect YA level book has just the right amount of romantic tension and edginess without going overboard...." Read more
"...None. There were a couple of loose ends. The ending was sad however!..." Read more
"...I was drawn into the story deeply and immediately...." Read more
"...it's a simple and a little magical story, I think she kisses the boy?..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the character development. Some find the characters vivid and well-rounded, describing them as real people, not paper dolls. Others felt the characters did not appeal to them.
"...Set on the Oregon Coast, Terri Farley brings vivid characters to life and gives an authentic voice to each of them...." Read more
"...The protagonist is bland and wishy-washy. The Selkies don't even make sense within the internal mythology of the novel...." Read more
"...Excellent! It has well-rounded characters who seem like real people, not paper dolls. I was drawn into the story deeply and immediately...." Read more
"...And the title and the description intrigued me. The characters I just didn't really love. None of them seemed special to me. None...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2010Seven Tears for Seven Years is a delightful story that mixes a contemporary theme with ancient myth and magic. Set on the Oregon Coast, Terri Farley brings vivid characters to life and gives an authentic voice to each of them. This perfect YA level book has just the right amount of romantic tension and edginess without going overboard.
A seventeen year old girl, working at her grandmother's inn for the summer, falls in love with a boy/man who could possibly be a selkie. Her old friends become bothersome, the townie thugs are out to hurt the sea lions, and Midsummer's Eve is just around the corner. Lots of great atmosphere and a good story line will keep you from putting this one down.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2021This is one of my favorite books. I have to read it every couple of years, so I bought the Kindle version to keep it handy. Excellent! It has well-rounded characters who seem like real people, not paper dolls. I was drawn into the story deeply and immediately. The legend is part of my ethnic heritage, so I was very interested in the selkie part of it, too, which was extremely well done.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2007This was a really, really, really good book! i am a lover of horse books, so i usually dont read a book unless it has something to do with horses, but when i first saw the cover of this wonderful book, i knew it had something special about it. but if you're a fan of Terri Farley's PHANTOM STALLION books, you may/may not like this book. if you are a die-hard lover of books about horses, you probably wont like this book since it has NOTHING to do with horses at all. but if you like a bit of fantasy, romance and myth, you'll just love this book. Both ways, you should really get it. The reason i gave it four out of five stars, though, is becouse it is a bit predictable, like other people said. but you probably wont guess the beautiful ending, though. All in all, it's a great book and you should read it.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2019I loved the whole story, however, I need to know what happens next. Please say there is a sequel? Please tell me I don't have to wait seven years.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2014I'm not a big fan of sad tales, and this one definitely made me tear up. But the writing itself was good--it held my attention the whole way through. I couldn't eat or put the book down until I had finished it. I grew up reading the Phantom Stallion series, so Terri's writing style was just as I'd hoped.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2016Nice little book-I read it first so I knew what I was giving my 12 year old daughter-and it's fine. I think it's right up her alley. I read it in a few hours(not sure what all the adult raves are about) it's a simple and a little magical story, I think she kisses the boy? Nothing traumatizing, I think any preteen or teen would like this book. Girly and romantic
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016This book is simply awful. The plot doesn't kick in until 3/4 of the way through the book, and even then it's a very poorly handled romance. The characters are inconsistently described in both physical depiction and behavior. Horrible phrases such as "pathologically handsome" that don't even make sense are used both frequently and meant to be taken seriously. The protagonist is bland and wishy-washy. The Selkies don't even make sense within the internal mythology of the novel.
Please, I implore you, give this one a miss. This is a sloppy, poorly written excuse for a teen romance novel that just cannot deliver on what it aims to accomplish.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2013I really didn't like this book at all. I kept waiting for it to pick up and it never did. It was predictable and boring I really wouldn't waste your time. The only good part about this book, if you decide to read it, is that its short so its over quickly.
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- Clarissa s.Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Favourite book of all time
Found this book in my local library 15 years ago, when I was just 11 years old. I have read this book every few years since and the magic of it still enchants me. I wish there were a follow up book.