The Sighting: A Mermaid's Journey

by Julie Gilbert, Kirbi Fagan (Illustrator)

Overview

India Finch, a part-human/part-mermaid teenager, normally only journeys underwater when she's called upon for her healing abilities. But bored and missing her mer friends, she decides to visit them without being summoned. She soon discovers that without a crisis, life underwater can be just as boring as life on land. To entertain themselves, the mermaids decide to combine all their powers together. This rush of energy creates an enormous tidal wave that threatens human life and puts the merfolk at risk when one of them is photographed. Can India keep the mer from being discovered? A glossary and discussion questions round out this Hi-Lo chapter book, perfect for reluctant and struggling readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781496541703
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Dark Waters
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	470L (what's this?)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Julie Gilbert has been writing and publishing since the fourth grade, when she stapled together a series of graphic novels about her cat. Julie is the author of the Dark Waters series from Stone Arch Books, as well as several titles in the Girls Survive series. She also has written Cemetery Songs, a novel for young adults. Julie’s novels consider themes of identity and belonging, often with a healthy dose of fantasy and magic. She lives with her family in Minnesota.

Interviews

Longer length high interest/low reading level chapter book is designed to look like an at-level book, Features a bi-racial main character, High-interest genre captures the reader to encourage success and build reading skills