โ Scribed by Unsworth, Tania;Crawford-White, Helen
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*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.
**
'Some lovely moving moments ... This is definitely one I'd recommend' The Bookbag. 'Lyrical writing with a hint of dark magic in a tale of grief, loss and finding yourself' Fiona Noble, The Bookseller. 'A master at combining reality with tinges of dark fantasy, and beguiling the reader with intrigues of what is real and what is make believe ... A hugely compulsive novel, with superb characterisation' Minerva Reads. 'Tania Unsworth writes beautifully, and it's hard not to get caught in the current of this magical tale about family and identity' Alex O'Connell, The Times. 'The story is teasing and suspenseful, and written with vivacity and elegance, and the danger is resolved in a way that is uplifting. This is a beautiful edition, with a zinging jacket by Helen Crawford-White' Nicolette Jones, Sunday Times Book of the Week.
Tania Unsworth spent her childhood in Cambridge before moving to America in her early twenties. She comes from a family of writers and lives in Boston, USA, with her husband and two sons. taniaunsworth.com @TaniaUnsworth1. Illustrator Helen Crawford-White lives and works by the sea. She has ten years experience designing covers, illustrating books and creating websites studiohelen.co.uk @studiohelen.
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Juvenile Fiction -- Action & Adventure -- General
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