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26 ratings, 3.77 average rating, 5 reviews
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published
April 11th 1990
by HarperTrophy
binding
Paperback, 128 pages
isbn
0064403440
(isbn13: 9780064403443)
description
About a hundred years ago, they say,
a mermaid ruled the cold sea that washed around northern lands
Everyone in Jon and Anna's village kno...more
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It's really funny how I found this book and author. I was going through the library, looking for a book from my favorite series, the warriors series. It's by Erin Hunter, so I was looking under the H section. I wasn't finding anything, so I got excited when I found the name Hunter on the rack. Then I realized it wasn't a warriors book; it was some other author named Mollie Hunter. Disappointed, I was about to put it back when I took a look at it, and the cover caught my eye. I read the back, and...more
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Read in January, 1998
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ages 9-14
Mermaids can be treacherous! This is a great dark story about two kids whose father is a fisherman, and the power an angry mermaid can have over their lives. How can they save their father from her wrath? This is a great shivery fantasy, with a terrific ending! I loved it!
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Great book!! Very dark Irish children's book that reads like a fairy tale, and I don't mean Disney. The mermaid in this story is selfish, vain, and vindictive... and the children who get involved with her are brave and innocent. Great, great story.
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Read in January, 1991
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ages 9-11
I read this book in middle school - found it in the library. Loved it. It's a beautiful haunting fable. Little girls should love it. But beware - this is not a Disney mermaid. She's mean.
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One of my very favorites as a child. A very different take on how mermaids are perceived.
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