Aquamarine
by:
Alice Hoffman (author)
Hailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. On the edge of growing up, they learn that life is unpredictable, friendship is forever, and that magic can be found in the most unexpected places.
Hailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. On the edge of growing up, they learn that life is unpredictable, friendship is forever, and that magic can be found in the most unexpected places.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780439098632 (0439098637)
Publish date: April 1st 2001
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Juvenile,
Romance,
Middle Grade,
Mermaids,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit,
Magical Realism
Series: Water Tales (#1)
I'm going to give this one to the nine-year-old (she had a birthday this August) and see what she things. I tried looking at is as a long short story, but even then it didn't have enough substance for me.
I read this in sixth grade for a book report (meaning? I was a tween when I read this), and I remember liking it. It wasn't my favorite book I ever read (at that point Madeline L'Engle's "A Wrinkle in Time" or "Holes" "The Giver" "Ender's Game"), but it wasn't the worst either (I read some books for...
I enjoy a summer beach story, and the odd mermaid. Cute book for middle-grade.
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