{"product_id":"the-mermaids-sister-9781477820889","title":"The Mermaid's Sister","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazon Breakthrough Novel Award Winner for Young Adult Fiction, 2014\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRealm Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction of the Year, 2016 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is no cure for being who you truly are....\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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 orphan 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day, Clara discovers shimmering scales just beneath her sister's skin. She realizes that Maren is becoming a mermaid--and knows that no mermaid can survive on land. Desperate to save her, Clara and O'Neill place the mermaid-girl in their gypsy wagon and set out for the sea. But no road is straight, and 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 mermaid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd always, in the back of her mind, Clara wonders, \u003ci\u003eif my sister is a mermaid, then what am I?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyscape\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477820889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.44w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Breakthrough Novel Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2015 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carrie Anne Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43251411779765,"sku":"9781477820889","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_653c4a53-eb5b-410d-be5f-91e5ce33f59e.jpg?v=1699372349","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mermaids-sister-9781477820889","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}