One of the more imaginative tales I have ever read. Kessler has a wonderful new "tail" she has woven with Emily.There is enough mystery that you keep reading for more… It is a book that leaves you wanting more Emily. Emily's mother Mary has a fear of water that keeps her daughter out of it as well until she begins high school. Liz Kessler creates an engaging heroine, full of funny asides and derring-do, and a sparkling, fast-paced story with more plot twists than a mermaid's flipping tale. The Tail of Emily Windsnap is a fanciful tale of a young adolescent girl who learns that she is different from everyone else in her class, and in her world. ![]() Liz Kessler makes a splash with this tightly written, highly imaginative debut. ![]() Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Emily sits on the bed and calls to her mother. She wanted to talk to her mother before he did. Gibb's spot art has a fluid delicacy that adds much to the watery ambience. Summary Though Emily knew her mother had only one rule on Sunday mornings and that was to let her decide when they should start, Emily still ignored the rule so that she could escape with her mother before Mr. There is no denying the siren-like allure of mermaid stories. Light, imagination-tickling fare ideal for middle-grade girls, with charming ink-wash illustrations scattered throughout. Pre-teen girls will likely bite at this novel's tempting bait. ![]() This deluxe unjacketed hardcover features a ribbon bookmark, decorative stained edges, an author’s note, facts about mermaids, and a personality quiz to reveal what kind of sea creature the reader might be. In a lovely twentieth-anniversary edition of the spellbinding fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love, New York Times best-selling author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery-about her own identity, the mysterious father she’s never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water’s surface. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has anxiously kept Emily away from the water. The enchanting first tale in the New York Times best-selling series is now available in a beautiful twentieth-anniversary edition poised to captivate a new generation.įor as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat.
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