Forbidden Sea
A mermaid haunts Adrianne's dreams . . . is she coming to warn her, save her, or drag her down into the depths of the briny sea forever?When Adrianne comes face-to-face with the mermaid of Windwaithe Island, of whom she has heard terrible stories all her life, she is convinced the mermaid means...
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A mermaid haunts Adrianne's dreams . . . is she coming to warn her, save her, or drag her down into the depths of the briny sea forever?When Adrianne comes face-to-face with the mermaid of Windwaithe Island, of whom she has heard terrible stories all her life, she is convinced the mermaid means to take her younger sister. Adrianne, fierce-willed and courageous, is determined to protect her sister from the mermaid, and her family from starvation. However, the mermaid continues to haunt Adrianne in her dreams and with her song.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780545097345 (0545097347)
Publish date: July 1st 2010
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Forbidden Sea by Sheila A. Nielson is a more of a coming of age story than anything else, don’t let the mermaid on the cover fool you. I read it for the Mermaid Summer Reading Challenge, but quickly found myself wondering when the mermaid was going to show up again. I enjoyed the medieval setting as...
It's kind of a cross between Cinderella and The Little Mermaid - or, to be more precise, one of those fairytales dealing with a fisherman lured into the sea by a terrifyingly beautiful sea creature. Rather sad, but featuring a strong heroine and concluding on a satisfying note.3.5 stars.Later clari...
Call me crazy, but maybe I was completely off base in thinking that a book titled "Forbidden Sea" would actually be about the sea.Unfortunately, there were only a few actual pages in this whole entire story that involved either the sea or mermaids, which was the biggest reason for me picking up the ...
3.5 starsI loved this one. Read as part of the 2010 Debut Author Challenge. Would really like to see more from this authoress!
Mermaids. Writing was well done. Story was interesting. Good characters. Cute friendshipromance. Really liked this one. Now where is my sequel!!!!
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