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Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > Suicide, death & bereavement
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A New Song
(Hardcover)
Lisa Bynoe-Stevens; Illustrated by Adoria Stevens
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R641
R580
Discovery Miles 5 800
Save R61 (10%)
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Set against the backdrop of Caribbean folklore, Lisa Stringfellow's
spellbinding middle grade debut tells of a grieving girl and a
vengeful mermaid and will enchant readers who loved Kacen
Callender's Hurricane Child or Christian McKay Heidicker's Scary
Stories for Young Foxes. Ever since her mother's death, Kela feels
every bit as broken as the shards of glass, known as "mermaid's
tears," that sparkle on the Caribbean beaches of St. Rita. So when
Kela and her friend Lissy stumble across an ancient-looking comb in
a coral cave, with all she's already lost, Kela can't help but
bring home her very own found treasure. Far away, deep in the cold
ocean, the mermaid Ophidia can feel that her comb has been taken.
And despite her hatred of all humans, her magic requires that she
make a bargain: the comb in exchange for a wish. But what Kela
wants most is for her mother to be alive. And a wish that big will
exact an even bigger price... Don't miss the novel that
Newbery-winning author Kelly Barnhill calls "one of the most
promising works of fiction in a long time"!
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