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The Tail of Emily Windsnap - by Liz Kessler (Paperback)

The Tail of Emily Windsnap - by  Liz Kessler (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This story about a girl who learns she is half mermaid lures readers into a glorious undersea world--an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the power of love. Illustrations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The <i>New York Times</i> best-selling series</b> <p/>With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident -- an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Pre-teen girls will likely bite at this novel's tempting bait.<br>--Publishers Weekly <p/>Delightful moments.<br>--School Library Journal <p/>Light, imagination-tickling fare ideal for middle-grade girls, with charming ink-wash illustrations scattered throughout.<br>--Booklist <p/>Middle school girls . . . will enjoy the tale.<br>--VOYA <p/>There is no denying the siren-like allure of mermaid stories. . . . Gibb's spot art has a fluid delicacy that adds much to the watery ambience.<br>--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books <p/>Liz Kessler makes a splash with this tightly written, highly imaginative debut.<br>--FamilyFun <p/>Charming.<br>--The Wall Street Journal <p/>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.<br>--Washington Parent<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Liz Kessler lives in England, and has worked as a teacher, journalist, and editorial consultant. She says she first knew she wanted to become a writer at the age of nine, when she had a poem published in a local newspaper. <i>The Tail of Emily Windsnap</i>, her first children's book, grew out of a poem she wrote about a mermaid.

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