A comb of wishes / Lisa Stringfellow.
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TextPublisher: New York : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 258 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780063043435
- 0063043432
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | STRINGFE LISA | Available | 33111010636203 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | STRINGFE LISA | Available | 33111010789580 | ||||
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Northport Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | STRINGFE LISA | Available | 33111009456514 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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"!
Twelve-year-old Kela is still mourning her mother when she finds a mermaid's comb while she and her friend are looking for sea glass on her Caribbean island; such combs have magic in them, and touching it opens a connection to the mermaid Ophidia who can grant her wish, to bring her mother back to life--but all wishes have consequences, and magic demands a price which may prove to be more painful than the loss of her mother.
Ages 8-12. Quill Tree Books.
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