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Gr 4–7—Ten-year-old Keeper believes in wishes and magic, and why shouldn't she? Her mother, gone for the last seven years, is a mermaid, after all! So on the day of the Blue Moon, when everything she does has a disastrous result, Keeper knows her only option is to row out past the sandbar to the treacherous open water of the Gulf of Mexico, accompanied by BD (Bes...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

On "blue moon day," when the crabs in her kitchen plead for help, what's a (possibly) half-mermaid girl to do? The answer is clear to ten-year-old Keeper: set them free, even though it means wrecking the crab gumbo lovingly prepared by her guardian Signe. Having ruined the dinner—and the day—Keeper "borrows" a boat and, accompanied by her trusty dog BD, sets off in the dead of night to search for her long-lost mermaid mama. Appelt's haunting, wistful novel alternates between Keeper's travail...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Ten-year-old Keeper "borrows" a boat to search for her (possibly) mermaid mama. Appelt's haunting, wistful novel alternates between Keeper's tr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In a lyrical portrait of a nontraditional family, Kathi Appelt explores the power of love and friendship, deftly combining mythical and natural elements. The characters and the Texas Gulf setting are fully realized. Keeper, who believes in merm...Log In or Sign Up to Read More