Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret [Hardcover]

Liz Kessler (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Emily Windsnap

Follow the siren call to Emily’s magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune’s test—and help humans and merpeople get along?

Emily Windsnap is finally enjoying a swimmingly peaceful life on Allpoints Island, hanging out with her mermaid BFF, Shona, and her new friend Aaron (half-merperson like herself ). But their idyll is cut short when Emily learns that the Windsnaps and friends must return to their old home in Brightport, where construction projects are threatening a secret mermaid community under the sea. Neptune’s mandate? No less than an interspecies intervention to bring merpeople and humans together, a task the imperious god feels the mixed Windsnap family is well suited for. There are just a few snags for Emily, however, like dealing with old nemeses Mandy and Mr. Beeston, figuring out her feelings toward Aaron, and untangling a high-suspense mystery related to a group of legendary lost sirens. Everyone’s favorite half-mermaid is back with a splash in a sparkling new adventure her fans will be eager to get their fins on.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4–6—Emily Windsnap, half-human/half-mermaid, is faced with her biggest challenge yet when she learns that the mermaid village of Shiprock is about to be destroyed by bulldozers. While attempting to unite humans and merpeople to prevent the disaster, Emily discovers that whenever she and Aaron hold hands, weird things start happening, like people suddenly forget that they're not supposed to know that mermaids exist. She and her best friend, Shona, find some lost sirens but then get stuck underneath a waterfall with them with no way out. The characters are multidimensional, the book is fast paced, and the mishaps and adventures are entertaining.—Kira Moody, Hunter Public Library, West Valley City, UT
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From Booklist

Are merfolk and humans doomed to be enemies forever? Kessler’s fourth Emily Windsnap tale pits Brightport against the underwater sea community of Shiprock, home to a mer community threatened by Brightport development. As a semi-mer, Emily is in a unique position to try to bring both worlds together. Along the way, she stumbles upon the secret of the lost sirens and cleverly works with her team to harness their strength, escape catastrophe, solve a mystery, and, yes, achieve world peace. Series fans will dive right into this rollicking sea fantasy-adventure. Grades 4-7. --Anne O'Malley

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (April 27, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763643742
• ISBN-13: 978-0763643744
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #355,255 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Liz Kessler used to live in Manchester but had taken a year off to travel around Europe in a camper van. She studied English at Loughborough University, has worked as a teacher and a journalist and has an MA in Creative Writing from Manchester Metropolitan University.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emily Windsnap and the Siren Secret, May 11, 2010

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This review is from: Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret (Hardcover)

a must read for any fan of the original Emily Windsnap trilogy. This book managed to wrap up the loose ends I felt that was left up in the original three books like her mothers feelings of mermaid school vs human school, The family duty to Neptune to bring humans and Mer folk closer together and Emily on and off again friend ship with Mandy from her old town Bridgeport. in this book Emily's best friend's family and school is in danger due to Bridgeport's development plans. Neptune has ordered Emily and others back to Bridgeport to do what they can to avoid evacuation plans and bring the two worlds closer together. A event made a little easier with Emily and her new half mer boy friend has the power to over turn Neptune's curses when together. Emily's plans to find the missing sirens results in her best friend being trapped with the singing mermaids in a curse cave and Mandy and all of Bridgeport remembering every mermaid sighting that happened over the years. Especially the battle with the Kraken in book 2. One of the most best surprises in the book was Liz wrapping up the series loose end of Emily having never met her grandparents because of Neptune's spell to try to separate Emily parents before she was born.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WoW!!!!!!!!!, October 19, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret (Hardcover)

I bought this for my daughter - after reading the first three books, she couldn't wait to read the next book in the series and didn't stop until I pre-ordered it for her. She read it in two days and could hardly put it down. Her review is below:

It was awesome! Much better than my other books in my bookshelf. It had some very nice touches and it made me cry a little. I hope there is a fifth book!
PS: I'm 10 years old

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aweome Book!, February 22, 2011

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This review is from: Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret (Kindle Edition)

This is an awesome book. There adventure and a crush! It is so detailed and mysterious. It's so suspenful and magical! I can't think of any book as good as this book!