Mermaid (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Margrethe: The princess. She is known as Mira while living in the convent.
• Lenia: The mermaid.
• Gregor: Margrethe's tutor.
• Prince Christopher: The son of the South King. The enemy of the North.
• Katrina: The South Princess
• Sybil: The sea witch.
• Christina: Add a description of this character.
• Vela: The second to youngest sister of Lenia, and the most childlike of them all.
• Astrid: A Southern Kingdom courtier
• Laura: Margarethe's friend.
• Pieter: One of the North King's guards.
• Nadine: Lenia's sister.
• Bolette: Lenia's sister.
• Josephine: Margarethe's friend.
• Rainer
• Thilla: Lenia's sister.
• Marte: Nickname for Margarethe

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• “NO, she thought. HE MUST MARRY ME. Tears filled her eyes and dropped down her cheeks. As if her face were underwater.In horror, she watched Margrethe's eyes searching the room before they stopped to rest on Christopher. She watched her soften and react to the sight of him, a slight blush coming to her face that only mad her more beautiful. ButChristopher did not even seem to see Margarethe. His eyes flicked over her, his face a hard mask of fury. The room erupted. Some clapped and cheered, others shouted in anger.”

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• Convent: Where Princess Margrethe is in hiding
• Sea: Where Princess Lenia is residing

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1. Carolyn Turgeon (Author)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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Because of the sexuality in this book, I would not recommend it for anyone under about 8th grade.

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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• the little mermaid

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