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Her brother, worried Sapphire will "disappear," takes her to the wise Granny Carne, who imparts her knowledge about Sapphire and Connor's Mer heritage. Granny Carne has earth power and can communicate with owls and bees, maybe even other animals. Roger, a diver and a new boyfriend of Sapphire's mother, plans to go diving near the Bawns.
Sapphire and Conor have been called to make the dangerous Crossing of Ingo, a journey to the bottom of the world, and it has been prophesied that if they complete it then Ingo and Air will start to heal. They have their Mer friends, Faro and Elvira, to help them, but their old enemy, Ervys, is determined to make sure they don't succeed.
Ingo was published 5 September 2005. It was generally well received by critics. [3] [4] [5]In the novel, Sapphire is faced with her father's (Matthew Trewhella, who is coincidentally related to the Matthew Trewhella associated with the Zennor mermaid) sudden disappearance when he left Sapphire's mother after an argument.
Sapphire jumps out of the window into the sea where she meets Conor and Faro. Sapphire is slammed against a wall and her leg begins to bleed. Conor calls Elvira, a healer. Elvira heals Sapphire and together the four help Saldowr, the wisest of the mer and the keeper of the tide knot, to put the broken pieces back together to restore the tide knot.
Booklist reviewer Anne O'Malley praised the author's "fine writing", while Ruth Bamford found the book "easy to read and beautifully written". [1] [2] In a positive review, The Horn Book Magazine ' s Anita L. Burkham wrote, "Sapphire's picturesque life on the coast of Cornwall and the enchanting and perilous world underwater are depicted with equal depth and resonance in Dunmore's commanding ...
Jul. 19—A Dunmore teenager earned top honors from an organization that recognizes academic excellence. Alyssa Murphy, 17, of Dunmore recently accepted a membership offer with the National ...
The Ingo Chronicles by Helen Dunmore (2005–12): Sapphire, half-human and half-mermaid; Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer (2005–8): Several female characters are vampires and one is a werewolf. Bella becomes a vampire in the final book of the series. Bone Song by John Meaney (2007): Laura Steele, a benevolent zombie woman.
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