Review: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau.I read this one because I had to do a booktalk on it (and I do love mermaids) and I don't regret it, but I don't really care what happens to the Windsnap family.īut I'd recommend it to 7-10 year-old girls and their parents, it's a fun little story and I'd say it's certainly better than reading the latest Hannah Montana paperback or whatever type of fairies Daisy Meadows is up to now. It's not a bad story, but there's not a whole lot of character development and I rather found the way the mer-people had been controlling her mother for 12 years pretty creepy. I wouldn't not recommend it to adult readers, but it's definitely a younger kids' book with not a lot to it. All ends well when the family is reunited and swims away to live a new life on a secret merfolk island." Beeston her mother's dislike of water and her parents' love affair. Eventually, she finds her dad and comes to understand the truth about her oddly controlling neighbor, Mr. Danger, humor, confrontation, and even a trial before Neptune all play a part in her search. When Emily learns the intriguing history of the Shiprock community and of illegal marriages between humans and merpeople, she begins to look for her merman father. Below the waves, she meets Shona, also 12, who takes her to mermaid school and leads her on several adventures. Soon, she is secretly gliding through the water as a mermaid. She tries to hide her strange affliction, but something draws her to the sparkling surf. When she finally takes a swimming class at school, her legs turn into a fishtail. Here's how School Library Journal sums the book up: "Seventh-grader Emily Windsnap has never learned to swim, in spite of the fact that she and her mother live on a houseboat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep her away from the water. :-) It's also about interspecies breeding and wrongful imprisonment, how's that for a children's story?! The Tail of Emily Windsnap Liz Kessler, Sarah Gibb (Illustrator) 3.93 26,104 ratings2,295 reviews For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. Book 1 The Tail of Emily Windsnap: Book 1 by Liz Kessler 3.93 26,085 Ratings 2,294 Reviews published 2003 77 editions Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Emilys Abenteuer by Liz Kessler 3. What else is the book about? Are you interested in reading the sequel? It's also a children's book. However, I've only read the back of the book. Jennie asked: From what I know, The Tail of Emily Windsnap is about being a mermaid. Read the book The Tail of Emily Winsnap 5 likes. Kathleen's Recommendation: Did you know there’s a fabulous undersea world - complete with its own rules and regulations and danger and adventure.The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler The Tail of Emily Windsnap falls squarely in the latter category with the sad addition (in my case) of no residual adoration since I never read it as a child. After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world. This enchanting fantasy deals with universal themes of family, friendship, love and justice - all handled with the lightness of touch for which Liz Kessler is so well known. Originally published : Great Britain : Orion Children's Books, 2003. For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. It is only when Emily has her first school swimming lesson that she discovers why: as soon as she gets into the water, she grows a tail! Soon Emily discovers a glorious underwater world of fishes, coral, shipwrecks and mermaids, and, best of all, she finds a best friend! With mermaid Shona Silkfin by her side, Emily uncovers a surprising family secret and embarks on a quest to reunite her mum and dad. 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. Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water.
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