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The Tail of Emily Windsnap
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The Tail of Emily Windsnap: Book 1

The Tail of Emily Windsnap (2004) (edit title/settings)

by Liz Kessler (Author) (edit contributors)

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"Liz Kessler makes a splash with this tightly written, highly imaginative debut." — FAMILYFUN
For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep her away from the water. But when... read more

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Emily Windsnap thought that her life was normal. Well, as normal as it gets when you live on a boat with your only mother and your nemesis living across the street. However, when she signs up for swimming lessons, she begins to have a strange sensation in her legs. At At first, she thought it... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Emily Windsnap thought that her life was normal. Well, as normal as it gets when you live on a boat with your only mother and your nemesis living across the street. However, when she signs up for swimming lessons, she begins to have a strange sensation in her legs. At At first, she thought it was cramping, but when she went out for a late night swim near Rainbow Rocks, she discovered that she was a mermaid. Well, not exactly a mermaid. Her legs disappear as soon as they hit land. During her late night swimming, Emily meets Shona, a full mermaid who wants to be siren when she's older. Soon, the two become best friends, and Shona aides Emily when she went out to break her dad out of Neptune's prison. However, they run into trouble with Neptune himself. But it ends well because Neptune's condition was to have the family live on Allpoints Island, an island were merpeople and humans can live together in peace.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Emily Windsnap: She is main character in this series. She lives on a boat with only her mother. She's in the 6th grade.
  • Mary P.: a nice and confident person
  • Shona: Emily's best friend.
  • Mandy Rushton: In short, she is Emily's lifelong enemy. She constantly teases Emily and even tries to steal Emily's (best) friend, Julia.
  • Millie: She is Emily's babysitter. She is also a close friend of Mary P. She claims to have some psychic abilities, like reading auras.
  • Julia: She used to be friends with Emily, but after Emily left, she resolved to having Mandy as her new best friend.
  • Jake Windsnap: He is Emily's long lost father. He was taken prisoner because of having relations with a human (AKA Mary P.).
  • Mr. Beeston: He is another friend of Mary P. He is the local lighthouse keeper, and often comes over to Emily's home for tea and doughnuts.
  • Neptune: Add a description of this character.
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  • “I coudn't believe it! I was a mermaid!”
    Emily
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  • “Don’t go!” I called. But a second later, her tail was sticking up. Not twisting around madly like mine did, more as if she were dancing or doing gymnastics. In the moonlight, her tail glinted like diamonds. When she came back up, I clapped. Or tried to anyway, but I slipped back under when
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  • Then I came to a folder that was different from the others. For one thing, it was thicker. For another thing, it looked newer. And for another, it had my name on it.
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  • “Oh, by the way, Mom, I’ve been meaning to ask. I don’t suppose you married a merman, had his child, and then never saw him again? OR THOUGHT TO TELL YOUR DAUGHTER ABOUT IT? HUH???”
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  • Okay. This is it. You might have guessed by now, or you might not. It doesn’t matter. All that matters is that you promise never to tell anyone: I had become a mermaid.
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  • thing for sure — you wouldn’t get me back in that pool for a million dollars.
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  • Can you keep a secret? Everybody has secrets,
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  • One minute, I was skimming along like a flying fish. The next, my legs suddenly seized up. It felt as though somebody had glued my thighs together and strapped a splint on my shins!
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  • Her tail was longer and thinner than mine. Silvery green and shimmering in the moonlight, it flapped against the rock as she sang.
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  • What could I say? How could I explain this awful panic inside me? It didn’t make sense. I was being ridiculous. It couldn’t be — of course it couldn’t! I pushed the thought from my mind. Just a coincidence.
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  • I fumbled round the sides of my tail. My hand slipped through a gap. Pockets! I did have them!
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First Sentence edit see section history

Can you keep a secret?

Glossary edit see section history

  • Swishy: A mermaid's version of saying "cool".

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 5 in The Tail of Emily Windsnap. (standard series)

Followed by Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Liz Kessler (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Sarah Gibb (Cover Artist) - cover artist for the first hardback and paperback usa & UK edition

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Candlewick Pr
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0763624837
Page Count: 224

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep
  • Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist
  • Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret
  • Haunted Waters

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