false 195672 5 This wide-eyed, magical tale by distinguished author Alice Hoffman reflects the pale blue hue of two 12-year-old friends about to be parted at summer's end. Hailey and Claire have lived next door to each other and have been best friends all their lives, but now Claire's family is going to move away to Florida. The two hang out at the neighborhood beach club in the blistering heat, dreading the end of things. The Capri Beach Club, too, is coming to an end--neglected and shabby, due to be bulldozed at the end of the season.<p> Despite the girls' fear of change, everything shifts with a summer storm. At the beach club the next morning, Hailey and Claire find that the storm has left its mark, filling the cloudy waters of the swimming pool with jellyfish and seaweed. Hailey boldly dives in and discovers that the waves have also brought a delicate blue and white mermaid who is extremely grouchy at her predicament. The girls scheme to return the fish-woman to the sea, but she obstinately refuses to leave the vicinity of Raymond, the handsome boy who runs the gift shop. Alarmed at the mermaid's growing weakness, Hailey and Claire extract her promise to go back to the sea in exchange for one evening with Raymond. They set up a blind date, dress her in a long blue dress to hide her tail, and take her to the rendezvous in a wheelchair. But the next morning the dying mermaid is in love, and the patio is full of partygoers. Can the girls sneak her past all those eyes to save her life? And will she let them? Young teens will be entranced by the strange dreaminess of this poignant little story about love and loss. (Ages 10 to 14) <I>--Patty Campbell</I> 4030682 1997 Aquamarine total:760|5:136|4:199|3:279|2:121|1:25| 760 2580 996 107 2 2 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat May 03 21:42:36 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 21:52:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 26 12:12:18 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 12:14:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 25 14:16:13 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:16:26 -0700 2009 Claire and Hailey are best friends who have always...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu May 28 12:02:57 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 12:03:06 -0700 2009
Aquamarine is a coming of age, magical tale about two 12 year old best friends about to be parted at the summer’s end. Claire and Hailey have lived next door one another all their lives. Claire’s family is about to move away to Florida at the end of the summer. The two girls hang ou...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 20:18:38 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 10:38:52 -0800 2009 1
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Then again, I watched the movie first, and that may have made a LOT of difference. Despite its intended audience being, oh, let's say the 10-14 set,...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 11:51:22 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 11:51:34 -0700 2007
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