Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret [Paperback]

Liz Kessler (Author)

Book Description

Series: Emily Windsnap | Publication Date: June 3, 2010

Emily is delighted when her family returns to Brightport, but their attempts to follow Neptune's orders to bring humans and merfolk together seem doomed. Thrown out of mermaid school and scorned by her old enemy, Mandy Rushton, Emily goes in search of the lost sirens who were banished by Neptune to a top secret undersea cavern. Only when she uncovers the sirens' true story can she put the pieces of her own life back together.

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
(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Orion Childrens (June 3, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1444000063
• ISBN-13: 978-1444000061
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.8 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 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: #1,071,447 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!