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The mermaid's mirror

Lena, almost sixteen, has always felt drawn to the waters of San Francisco Bay despite the fears of her father, a former surfer, but after she glimpses a beautiful woman with a tail, nothing can keep Lena from seeking the mermaid in the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.

Main Author: Madigan, L. K.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2010.
Subjects:
Mermaids > Young adult fiction.
Identity (Psychology) > Young adult fiction.
Surfing > Young adult fiction.
Magic > Young adult fiction.
Fathers and daughters > Young adult fiction.
Families > California > Young adult fiction.
California > Young adult fiction.
Summary: Lena, almost sixteen, has always felt drawn to the waters of San Francisco Bay despite the fears of her father, a former surfer, but after she glimpses a beautiful woman with a tail, nothing can keep Lena from seeking the mermaid in the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.
Physical Description: 315 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780547194912
0547194919
Author Notes: L. K. Madigan was born Lisa Kay Wolfson in Portland, Oregon in 1963. Before becoming a writer, she worked at Warner Bros. Records. She wrote Flash Burnout, which won the 2010 William C. Morris Award, and The Mermaid's Mirror. She was a 20-year breast cancer survivor. She died from pancreatic cancer on February 23, 2011 at the age of 47.

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