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Mermaids & Sea Creatures

The Gift Boat

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  • 2004 first published
  • 144 pages
  • 2 editions
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Published in 2004, The Gift Boat is a mermaid fiction novella by Peter Dickinson. It deals with selkies, grandfathers and grandparent and child.

At about 144 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Selkies
  • Grandfathers
  • Grandparent and child

Quick answers

Who wrote The Gift Boat?

The Gift Boat was written by Peter Dickinson and first published in 2004.

What genre is The Gift Boat?

It is usually shelved as Mermaids & Sea Creatures.

How long is The Gift Boat?

The median edition has 144 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Gift Boat?

Readers who like it often enjoy Julian Is a Mermaid, Summer of the Sea Serpent and Home From the Sea (Elemental Masters #7).

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