No matter what the Bruce or anyone else, says to him, Martin will not pick up a sword. But when the Bruce asks him to join his army and help to regain Scotland’s freedom from the brutal English king, Martin cannot say no.

Martin wants to lead a quiet life he is a scholar. He succeeds in rescuing the man, and is shocked to learn that he is none other than Robert the Bruce rightful King of Scots. The perfect spyWhile hunting for his family’s dinner on the moor, sixteen year old Martin Crawford spies a lone man being hunted by five armed soldiers. Notable Children’s Books of 1971 1975 ALA1976 Boston Globe Horn Book Award Honor Book for FictionBest Books of 1975 SLJOutstanding Children’s Books of 1975 NYTChildren’s Books of 1975 Library of CongressKirkus Choice 1975 Phoenix Award winning author Mollie Hunter ‘has written another suspense story finely laced with folklore her storytelling is as spontaneous as it is irresistible.’ H. Only 12 year old Robbie knows that the mysterious Finn Learson is the evil Great Selkie, the seal man of Shetland Islands legend. And Robbie knows it’s up to him to save his sister…īefore it’s too late. Then, in one frightening moment, Robbie recalls his grandfather’s warning and discovers at last the terrible, incredible truth about Finn Learson. Robbie is sure that he is hiding something but what? The clues Robbie finds are mysterious: Finn Learson’s love of dancing an ancient gold coin that Finn gives to the family strange omens in the ashes of a fire and beautiful young Elspeth Henderson’s increasingly odd behavior. Only young Robbie Henderson does not trust Finn Learson and his oddly unsettling secret smile. Finn Learson is charming and generous, and the Henderson family gladly give him shelter. The stranger is Finn Learson, a young and handsome man who seems to be the only survivor of the wreck.

A stranger came ashore by mollie hunter