What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

There was a book I read as a kid that I'd love to find again.

A girl was brought on land for a specific couple but an older lady found her and kept her instead. She wasn't actually human and if she returned into the ocean, she'd become a dolphin (I think) again so she always avoided it. Towards the end, she had to make a decision (to save a friend that was drowning I think) and ended up going in and transforming back and could never live on land again.

Any ideas?

A long shot - Seagirl by H.L. Blake?

Miranda, around what year did you read this book?

Could she have been a selkie (seal shifter) with the story set in Britain?

Miranda, around what year did you read this book?

It would have been around 1996.

I just looked up Seagirl and I don't think that's it. :( Thank you so much for trying to help!

Like Kris, I'm wondering if the book was about a selkie?


Maybe it's Daughter of the Sea?

This doesn't involve transformation, but the movement out of the sea and back into the sea (with dolphins) fits - The Music of Dolphins by Karen Hesse.

One dolphin transformation book I know of is Dianne Wolfer's Dolphin Song, but I'm not sure if that's just dream sequences or if the girl actually transforms.

I've looked up all three of those and none seem quite right..... Thanks so much for the help!

My Sister Sif , maybe?

Do you remember the cover?
Time period/location story takes place?

Tab wrote: "My Sister Sif, maybe?

Do you remember the cover?
Time period/location story takes place?"

Unfortunately no. I remember that the she was a baby when the lady found and took her and that, through magic, she was even able to nurse her. From there, I have little memories until the end where (I think her friend was drowning) and she had to make the decision to enter the ocean and turn back into a (dolphin/selkie/???) or let her friend drown.

I read the book several times around 1996 or so.

The Folk Keeper

The Folk Keeper by Franny Billingsley - Martin's suggestion

I just looked up The Folk Keeper and that couldn't be it either. Thanks for the suggestion.

Maybe it will be on this list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...

Holly wrote: "Maybe it will be on this list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7..."

Thank you!~ I found it! It's

Daughter Of The Sea
by Berlie Doherty

Glad you found your book, Miranda. Here's the link- Daughter of the Sea by Berlie Doherty