| Aquamarine Contributor(s): Hoffman, Alice (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439098645 ISBN-13: 9780439098649 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Twelve-year-old best friends Hailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of a murky pool at the Capri Beach Club and learn that magic can be found in the most unexpected places. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00055718 |
| Lexile Measure: 940 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.3" W x 7.78" (0.29 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 58249 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Best-selling author Alice Hoffman's luminous tale of nostalgia and enchantment, for readers both young and old.Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There in the depths is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart: a mermaid named Aquamarine who has left her six sisters to search for love on land. Now, as this mythological yet very real being starts to fade in the burning August sun, a rescue is begun.On the edge of growing up, during a summer that is the hottest on record, Hailey and Claire are discovering that life can take an unpredictable course, friendship is forever, and magic can be found in the most unexpected places. |