false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226498775m/5598960.jpg 5598960 1 16-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science...and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she's happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother's estate. <p> <p>There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can't make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship...and reality. <p> <p> <p>Is Leo hiding something? Or is he something that she never could have imagined? <p> <p>Praise for The Year My Sister Got Lucky <p> <p>"Friedman deftly demonstrates the positives of moving forward and not clinging to the past; she also presents a sister dynamic that many girls-particularly younger sisters-will recognize." - Publishers Weekly <p> <p>"Friedman has transformed the traditional YA novel about moving and growing up and away into an authentic, real-life exploration of adaptation and acceptance... a delightful, <p>funny, insightful journey." - Booklist 5770312 book 1 6 2009 Sea Change total:324|5:79|4:118|3:96|2:24|1:7| 324 1210 1057 111 5 3 true false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 17:09:12 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 15:42:13 -0700 2009
Ok, now I have read it!
I truly loved this story. It was simply beautiful. I was expecting it to have a thrilling adventurous plot, but it didn't. It d...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 03 20:49:12 -0800 2009 Thu May 07 18:15:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 10:11:48 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 13:43:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 04 20:18:30 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 20:18:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 12:20:35 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 12:21:52 -0700 2009 Seven Tears into the Sea by Terri Farley? It’s basically the same story, with a few changes. It ends alike too, although Sea Change has a happier tune to it. After all, it’s hinted that the protagonist will return to Selkie Island and reconcile with Leo. It wasn’t exactly a refreshin...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 11 16:11:47 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 16:14:55 -0700 2009
Most people think that mermaids and mermen, aka "Merfolk," are creatures of myth and legend and that they don't exist. But what if they do exist? We rooted for Ariel and her prince to live happily ever after, so with that in mi...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 18:02:32 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 18:02:54 -0700 2009
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The cover drew me in...it is simply gorgeous. Also, I'd been dying to read a story about mermaids or mermen and this seemed like a great choice. I loved how easy it was to submerge myself in the story. Friedman's descriptions of Selkie Island involved all of...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 22:08:31 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 22:17:26 -0700 2009
It's a very mild book without much action. It basically relies on mystery and suspense to keep the readers going, though, even by the end, most of the questions still remain un an...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat May 09 16:58:38 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 16:58:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:22:18 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 00:22:18 -0700 2009 Sixteen-year-old, science-addicted Miranda joins her mother at Selkie Island in order to go through her grandmother Isadora's possessions before the house is being sold. She is a very logical person and smiles with disdain about the legend...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 10:38:54 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 12:48:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 08:12:22 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:56:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 06:46:03 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 22:10:15 -0700 2009
I like Friedman's writing style. The pace and flow of the story was effortlessly. I was pulled in little by little and before I knew it I was wrapped up in the mysteries of Selkie Island. Miranda’s curiosity about Selkie ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 13:54:09 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 13:55:15 -0700 2009
This book would have been written in a style too young for me if it weren’t for the under-...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 20 08:26:27 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 08:53:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 07:18:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 07:28:49 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 04:53:48 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 09:13:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 10 05:55:36 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 06:01:34 -0700 2009
She watches in suprise as her mother turns from a high-powered New York surgeon into a Southern lady. She finds out that she is the spitting image of her estranged g...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 11:13:16 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 06:21:23 -0700 2009 Sea Change by Aimee Friedman is that it is beautifully written. The novel takes place on an island off the coast of Georgia called Selkie, and Friedman's writing style truly captures its mysterious atmosphere while also developing it as a place steeped i...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5598960