Download or read book The Surface Breaks a reimagining of The Little Mermaid written by Louise O'Neill and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep beneath the sea off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of being human... but at what terrible price? Hans Christian Andersen's dark original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feminist lens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building that has won Louise her legions of devoted fans.

Download or read book The Tail of Emily Windsnap written by Liz Kessler and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl learns she’s half mermaid and plunges into a scheme to reunite with her father in this entrancing, satisfying tale that beckons readers far below the waves. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep Emily away from the water. 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. With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author 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.

Download or read book The Girl Who Thought Her Mother Was a Mermaid written by Tania Unsworth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though she's terrified of the sea, a girl who believes her mum might have been a mermaid runs away to the ocean to solve the mystery of who she really is. Stella is the odd one out. She sleepwalks, is terrified of water, yet obsessed by the ocean. Her mum who died when Stella was eight remains the biggest mystery of all. Who was she and why did she give Stella a necklace called 'the word of the sea' before she died? Nobody can give her any answers. Her father is consumed by grief and her grandmother's memories are fading with dementia. When Stella's only friend in the world, Cam, moves house, Stella runs away. She's determined to find out who her mum was and who she is too. She ends up in the Crystal Cove, a run-down aquarium with a mermaid show. There she meets Pearl who reveals disturbing secrets. It's only by facing her fear of the ocean that Stella will truly uncover the truth. This is an exquisitely imagined story about a girl on an adventure above and below the waves.

Download or read book The Mermaid Chronicles written by Megan Dunn and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty, freckled and facing infertility, Megan Dunn hears the siren call that reawakens her lifelong obsession, and sets off in pursuit of mermaids. Real mermaids. From Coney Island and Copenhagen to Courtenay Place, Wellington, New Zealand, from the semiotics of 1984 romantic comedy Splash to meet-ups with top professional mermaids, her odyssey takes her fathoms deep, past the wreck and the boardwalk, as she asks the question that has plagued humans for millennia: What is it about mermaids? Diving into the caverns of her own life, Megan loses the plot but finds her voice and hears the mermaids singing. Shimmeringly intellectual and devastatingly deadpan, tragicomic and true, this is an off-the-hook tale about sex and death, mothers and daughters, women’s work and marriage, the stories we tell ourselves and the myths that define us all. ‘Her voice is so strong. It’s wonderful.’ — Lorde ‘A treasure of a memoir . . . funny, frank and moving.’ — Kim Hill ‘Observes the importance of fantasy with keen wit and an open heart’. — Pip Adam, author of Nothing to See ‘A fabulously witty adventure, written in deeply moving prose.’ — Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan or, The Whale

Download or read book Water New Short Story Fiction from Africa written by Rachel Zadok and published by New Internationalist. This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Short Story Day Africa presents its annual anthology. The stories explore true and alternative African culture through a competition on the theme of Water. This is the third in the SSDA collection of anthologies, which aim to break the one-dimensional view of African storytelling and fiction writing. Short Story Day Africa brings together writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, teachers, and school children from all over the globe to write, submit, read, workshop, and discuss stories. Rachel Zadok is the author of two novels: Gem Squash Tokoloshe (2005) and Sister-Sister (2013). Nick Mulgrew is a freelance editor and a columnist for the Sunday Times, South Africa.

Download or read book Mermaid and Me written by Soosh and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Instagram sensation and New York Times bestselling author-artist Soosh comes a heartwarming celebration of friendship between a mermaid and a human girl. A young girl has always loved Mermaids. Every day she wishes she could be friends with one. And on one magical day, her wish comes true. Nestled on the beach, a place between their two worlds, these unlikely friends discover imaginative ways to go on many adventures. But will one stormy night drive them apart? From the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Dad By My Side comes a gorgeously depicted story bursting with whimsy and imagination that celebrates the power of friendship.

Download or read book Swim to Me written by Betsy Carter and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a fresh start for Delores Walker when she boards a Greyhound bus bound for Florida. Leaving the Bronx far behind, she's headed for sunny Weeki Wachee Springs, frayed roadside attraction in danger of becoming obsolete with the opening of Walt Disney's latest creation, only miles up the road. Always more suited for a life underwater, Delores joins a group of other aquatic hopefuls in this City of Live Mermaids, where she discovers a world of sequined tails and amphibious theme shows that even Disney couldn't dream up. It's in this fantastic place of make-believe and reinvention that Delores Walker becomes Delores Taurus, Florida's most unlikely celebrity. Bringing together an eccentric assortment of outcasts, poseurs, and underdogs, this wise and poignant novel conjures up a time in America when anything was possible, especially in the Sunshine State. A story of family, chasing dreams and finding your way, Swim To Me will have you believing the impossible—even in mermaids from the Bronx.

Download or read book Tales of the Dominion written by K. R. Elliott and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I looked down upon her beautiful, innocent face. That was when I made the decision which would change my life forever." Welcome to the magical world we dreamt of as little girls, filled with the excitement teenagers crave and the romantic love women long to inspire. After an impassioned run-in with Nicholas -the handsome young successor to the aquarium where she works- Amelia's body reacts in a way she never dreamt possible. Their new romance is filled with an intensity that threatens to consume them as their destinies become entwined. Nicholas' untold secret of being a merman as well as being heir to the Southern Dominion, is merely a ripple on the ocean of mysteries he holds. His sudden departure leaves Amelia alone and vulnerable to the cunning wiles of Nathaniel, Nicholas' cousin, adversary and well-known playboy. Amelia's comforting workplace is turned upside down the day she meets Athan (AKA Nathaniel). This smug, conceited guy is not only the Aquarium's newly employed Marine Biologist but her new boss! She is soon confused by the back flip in his demeanor, and worse, the changes in her own emotions and desires. If only Nicholas would return, her life would be so much easier. Little does she know life with Nicholas could never be simple. He changed her life long before they ever met; setting forth a turbulent wave that hasn't even hit her yet. With a fresh insight into this mythical world, this new portrayal will have you believing the impossible and wanting more after the final page is turned.

Download or read book Wise Follies written by Grace Wynne-Jones and published by Headline Accent. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why waving goodbye to Mr Wonderful may be the wisest folly of all... Alice Evans has got a GSOH, GFCH (gas-fired central heating), a cat and a Mitsubishi colour portable. People have told her she can look pretty if she tries. She's thirty-eight and single, so will someone please pass the message on? What Alice thinks she needs is Mr Wonderful. A man like her pottery teacher, James Mitchel, who's warm and wise and gorgeous. But as one long, hot summer disappears with no sign of her snaring the man of her dreams, Alice is forced to consider the alternatives. Should she settle for Mr Mediocre, her dull but dependable ex boyfriend Eamon, and spend the rest of her days trying to like golf? Or could there be another way for a woman to ditch all the longing - and really start living her life?

Download or read book The Mermaid Call written by Alex Cotter and published by Nosy Crow. This book was released on 2022-07-07 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping story of myth and mystery about a legendary mermaid and her dark power. When the truth comes out, will it bring freedom or a terrible retribution? Vivien's never going to win the Mermaid Crown and she knows it. Does she care? Who wants to be rewarded just for being pretty anyway? So she joins Alice on her quest to find the mermaid of the lake instead. But as the legend starts to unravel, it reveals an ugly truth. And leads the girls into terrible, watery danger... Cover illustrations by Kathrin Honesta.

Download or read book Trust Games written by Simon Packham and published by Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twisted, fast-paced thriller, Packham captures teenage emotions perfectly. When a kind, charismatic new drama teacher, Mr Moore, arrives at school, Beth's life starts to look up. She's cast as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, and as she grows close to super-popular Hannah (Juliet), Beth finally has the female friend she's been yearning for. Meanwhile it seems that all the girls - including Beth - are in love with Mr Moore. And when a scandal breaks, Beth must make a decision that can only have dire consequences for everyone involved.

Download or read book Transitional written by Munroe Bergdorf and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wise, life-changing, ground-breaking book from writer and activist Munroe Bergdorf. Transitioning is an alignment of the invisible and the physical. It is truth rising to the surface. It is one of the most fundamental aspects of the human condition—a part of our experience as a conscious being, no matter who we are. As time goes on, we all develop as people. None of us ever becomes someone else entirely—regardless of how we identify—but nor do we stay the same forever. We all transition. It's what binds us, not what separates us. In Transitional, activist and writer Munroe Bergdorf draws on her own experience and theory from key experts, change-makers and activists to reveal just how deeply ingrained transitioning is in human experience. This is a book to help bring us closer to a shared consciousness: a powerful guide to how our differences can be harnessed as a tool to heal, build community, and construct a better society.

Download or read book All Made Up written by Janice Galloway and published by Granta Books. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second volume of her memoirs, the prize-winning author Janice Galloway reveals how the child introduced in This is Not About Me evolved through her teenage years. When she started secondary school, Galloway was still sharing a bed with her mother and was more excited by Latin and school orchestra than by boys. But as she struggled with the physical and emotional changes of adolescence, almost everything she thought she knew began to change. Combining visceral descriptions of puberty, sex and school-room politics with the story of a family's secrets, Galloway casts her gaze on the morals and ambitions of one small town, in writing that is personal, defiant and eloquent.

Download or read book Gender Explorers written by Juno Roche and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I believe that children who are questioning and exploring their gender are the gender bosses that we all so desperately need. I believe that they are our future.' In this life-affirming, heartening and refreshing collection of interviews, young trans people offer valuable insight and advice into what has helped them to flourish and feel happy in their experience of growing up trans. Speaking openly and candidly about their gender, their experiences of coming out, their aspirations, and their fears - accompanied by interviews and support from their parents and carers - this book is beautiful proof of the potential for trans children to live rich and fulfilling lives when given the support and love they need. With their trademark candour and empathy, Juno Roche gives voice to a generation of gender explorers who are making gender work for them, and in the process, reveals a kinder, more accepting world, that we should all be fighting for.

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Download or read book Don t Tell Him I m a Mermaid written by Laura Kirkpatrick and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's not easy being half-mermaid. Just ask Molly Seabrook. She sprouts a fish tail whenever she's near water (NOT ideal when you live in a seaside town). She still has to deal with having the World's Most Embarrassing Family. And she has to lie to everyone about her identity. Even her best friend, Ada. Then the Waverley twins arrive in town. Molly's thrilled to discover that they're secret mermaids too! But Molly's mom forbids her from seeing them... Is something fishy going on?

Download or read book Christmas at the Ragdoll Orphanage written by Suzanne Lambert and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a magical true story of the power of love and motherhood . . . 'Filled with warmth and love, and is so life-affirming' 5***** reader review Two-week-old Suzanne was left at the door of Nazareth House orphanage - abandoned by the very people who should have given her the love, protection and care she desperately needed. But when Nancy - the orphanage nanny - held Suzanne in her arms and looked into her eyes, she felt a magical bond. It seemed that a guardian angel had brought them both together. Yet their future looked uncertain. Would Nancy ever be allowed to adopt tiny Suzanne? And could their love endure all that the years ahead were to send them? A tear-jerking and unforgettable story about the struggles and joys of parenthood and childhood, and how, for an orphan, having somewhere to call home makes every day feel like Christmas. ____________ 'A fantastic read' 5***** reader review 'Lovingly portrayed' 5***** reader review 'Well written, funny and very moving' 5***** reader review