ABANDONED. YA/Fantasy - something about the Sidhe?

[David]

I hate to be vague, but here goes nothing:

I was a very early reader. In second grade in elementary school, I was in the school library and found an interesting-looking book from the "fifth grade" shelves. I took it and started reading. About a chapter or two into it, the librarian came over and started to scold me for reading books that were too high above my level. I started to read part of the book out loud to her, she got upset and took it from me. I never saw it again.

Lately I've found myself thinking back to that exchange, and I'd love to try and figure out what the book was - and maybe finally finish it!

Unfortunately I don't remember much about it at all. I didn't get very far, but I know it introduced me to the Sidhe (and taught me how to pronounce the word!) very early into the book.

I think the "magick" spelling of "magic" was used, but I could be wrong.

"Magick" may have been in the title. I was going through a big fantasy phase at the time, so any other generic fantasy word might have been in there - something that would have made it jump off the shelf to a fantasy-addicted 7-year-old.

I think it took place in Ireland.

Timewise, it would be published before 1986-1987.

I think the cover was mostly light blue in color.

It was most likely a paperback.

Thanks for any light you guys can shed on this!

[Bonnie]

How about "The Dreamstone" by C.J. Cherryh?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

[Rosa]

The Dreamstone for the link that won’t open in another tab.

[SBC]

Have you tried this list of Irish fantasy books? It's not very comprehensive but could be a good place to start. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

There is also this list of books about the Sidhe, which you might have seen: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

Do you think the author was Irish? It could be something by Patricia Lynch, Cormac MacRaois, O.R. Melling, or Michael Scott.

What country were you in when you read this as a child?

[Aerulan]

So I'm just gonna throw this one out there as a long shot, it's set in Ireland, came out just before your timeframe, YA and could have mentioned the Sidhe since it plays with other myths/folklore from the area, though it's been too long since I read it for me to remember specifically.
The Hounds Of The Morrigan

[Bryn]

I don't remember if this book actually uses the word 'Sidhe' but it has fairies and a blue cover and is classic children's lit so has a good chance of having been in the library in the right time period:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

Also it's just a really good book. :-)

[Rosa]

The Perilous Gard for future reference.

[Kate]

Hapenny Magick? It is the first in a series.

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

David, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Andrew]

Might be the Young Wizards series by Diane Duane.

[STU]

Kenneth C Flint has a series with Sidhe in the titles of them?

[Kris]

No response, moving to Abandoned folder.

David (OP) last posted in the group in September 2018.