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Kate Rudd
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Length
7 hours 36 minutes
Language
English
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Winner for Young Adult Fiction
Realm Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction of the Year
There is no cure for being who you really are...
In a cottage high atop Llanfair Mountain, sixteen-year-old Clara lives with her sister, Maren, and guardian Auntie. By day, they gather herbs for Auntie’s healing potions; by night, Auntie spins tales of faraway lands and wicked fairies. Clara’s favorite story tells of three orphaned infants—Clara, who was brought to Auntie by a stork; Maren, who arrived in a seashell; and their best friend, O’Neill, who was found beneath an apple tree.
One day, Clara discovers iridescent scales just beneath her sister’s skin: Maren is becoming a mermaid and must be taken to the sea or she will die. So Clara, O’Neill, and the mermaid-girl set out for the shore. But the trio encounters trouble around every bend. Ensnared by an evil troupe of traveling performers, Clara and O’Neill must find a way to save themselves and the ever-weakening Maren.
And always in the back of her mind, Clara wonders, if my sister is a mermaid, then what am I?
Carrie Anne Noble is a former staff writer for a Pennsylvania newspaper. A member of Kingdom Writers, she also eagerly participates in National Novel Writing Month each November and meets bimonthly with other NaNoWriMo writers in her area. Besides making stuff up, she enjoys reading, sewing, cheering on fellow writers, spending time with her family, and attempting to garden.
Reviews
“This novel is widely appealing: there are elements of fantasy, romance, and adventure throughout. The book is a page-turner; the story pulls the reader in and the dynamic characters and plot twists keep interest levels high. The author’s writing style is very descriptive, helping the reader truly visualize the sights, sounds, tastes, and adventures of the characters. A must read.” —Publishers Weekly
“Engaging and magical, the story is filled with enough adventure, peril and plot twists to keep you turning the pages.” —Kirkus
“The Mermaid’s Sister is a lyrical and enchanting debut with enough adventure, magic, and heart to fill an ocean.” —Gwenda Bond, author of Girl on a Wire
“Clara’s journey is satisfyingly different from the usual fantasy approach and makes for a compelling read for all ages.” —Children’s Bookwatch
“Noble carefully incorporates the time and place into the behaviors and language of her characters, in the wild, not quite familiar landscapes, and in the gauzy otherworldliness that makes a girl becoming a mermaid plausible rather than fantastical. Offer this to mermaid fans, of course, but also to historical fiction buffs who appreciate sharp, intelligent period pieces and don’t mind a bit of magic mixed in.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
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