Emily Windsnap - girl next door, best friend, mermaid - discovers that when she's in water she grows a beautiful mermaid tail! Together with her new friend, Shona, Emily sets off on a magical adventure to find her father. First in the series.
Emily Windsnap lives on a boat, but her mother has always been oddly anxious to keep her out of the water. 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.
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.
An enchanting, original and hugely enjoyable fantasy about a high-spirited girl who discovers she's a mermaid -- Francesca Simon An absolutely enchanting debut - a salty splash of something fresh within the tradition of the mermaid world. -- Amanda Craig
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About Liz Kessler
Liz Kessler has written over twenty books for children and young adults, including the internationally best-selling series about half-mermaid Emily Windsnap. She has an MA in Novel Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University and has been a full-time author for the last twenty years. Her book When the World Was Ours won the 'Choice of the Youth Jury' Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis award. Liz lives with her wife and their dog in Cheshire.
