smolt: salmon in the final freshwater stage, turning from brown to silver.
smurr: drizzle.
snow mote: snowflake.
stone-boiled: cooked in liquid into which hot stones are dropped to heat it.
stoup’s worth: a lot.
sunstuff: gold.
swordmaster: maker, namer, and wielder of his or her sword.
sylkies: undersea folk who can take the form of humans or seals.
thunder cones: volcanoes.
tongueshot: the distance a voice will carry.
troating: bleating, as of a deer in rut.
wanhope: a person who continues to hope against all common sense.
whimbrel: a brown wading bird, related to dowitchers, godwits, curlews, willets, and snipe.
whurr: to burst from cover with a loud flapping of wings, as a partridge or a grouse.
witch wind: hot wind that blows down from the landward side of mountains.
About the Author
Nancy Springer is the award-winning author of more than fifty books, including the Enola Holmes and Rowan Hood series and a plethora of novels for all ages, spanning fantasy, mystery, magic realism, and more. She received the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for Larque on the Wing and the Edgar Award for her juvenile mysteries Toughing It and Looking for Jamie Bridger, and she has been nominated for numerous other honors. Springer currently lives in the Florida Panhandle, where she rescues feral cats and enjoys the vibrant wildlife of the wetlands.
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