Sea Switch (Strange Encounters Series) [Paperback]

Linda Joy Singleton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 2005 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Strange Encounters Series (Book 3)

Cassie's family is on a beach clean-up expedition in Oregon, and this time Cassie's best friend Rosalie has joined them. The two girls are ecstatic about the vacation and Cassie feels ready to tell Rosalie about her bizarre adventures . . . until Rosalie ditches her to play volleyball with a new friend.

Hurt and betrayed, Cassie wanders off down the beach and discovers a real mermaid named Galena! Before long, the sneaky sea creature magically tricks Cassie into switching bodies. Missing her family and her legs, Cassie soon learns that life under the sea isn't so great, especially when she's jailed for all of Galena's crimes. If she can't convince Galena's suspicious mermaid friends to help her switch back, Cassie may be stuck as a convicted mermaid for the rest of her life!

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About the Author

Linda Joy Singleton is author of over twenty-five books for young people, including the award-winning Seer series, about a teen psychic.

Singleton makes her home in Northern California where she enjoys life in the country with a barnyard of animals including horses, cats, dogs, and pigs and collects vintage series books like Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden and Judy Bolton.

Singleton especially loves to interact with her readers through speaking engagements at schools and libraries, as well as from their direct feedback.  When asked why she writes for young people she says, “I love seeing the world through the heart of a child, where magic is real and every day begins a new adventure.  I hope to inspire them to reach for their dreams.  Writing for kids is a gift, a responsibility, and an honor.”

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 229 pages
• Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (September 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738707120
• ISBN-13: 978-0738707129
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,219,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Obsessions > Mermaids

More About the Author

From Linda Joy Singleton:

When I was 9, I wrote a short story about a cat named Taben and stapled it into a "book" with pictures, too. A year later I rewrote the book, writing it neater, adding chapter titles, and putting games in the back. I didn't know it then but I was "revising" my work, an early step to learning how to become a writer.

When I was 14, I challenged myself to type a chapter a day over my 2 week Christmas vacation, and I finished a book (200 pages) in two weeks. This was an important achievement to me because I proved to myself that I could finish a book. Up until then I had many starts but only one "finish."

So you'd think I was poised to become a young published author? Maybe...but life jumped ahead of my dreams. I started working at age 17 plus had a short marriage. I didn't dust off my writing dreams until I was 27 and a mother of toddlers. I started off small, writing in the evening when my husband was home to help with the kids. By the time they were in school, I had a schedule of writing in the mornings. I sold my first book when I was 30, a chapter book called ALMOST TWINS. Someday (when I'm quite famous) this will be my more rare book since only a few thousand were ever printed and it was only sold in school book fairs. My first book never made it to bookstores.

My 36th book, THE SEER #6. MAGICIAN'S MUSE, came out in 2010. And in 2012, a spinoff from THE SEER starring Thorn, BURIED, comes out in March. Also, I'm working on a big world-creating book now that will be my biggest achievement yet...stay tuned for more dreams coming true.

Read short stories and enter a contest here: www.LindaJoySingleton.com

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars More mystery & adventure, April 13, 2007

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J. DeVries (South Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sea Switch (Strange Encounters Series) (Paperback)

This story has plenty of adventure and is well-written. I recommend it to both boys & girls ages 9 and up who like adventure, mystery or sci-fi stories. Linda Singleton writes stories that keep the reader craving more.

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Your Average Trip to the Beach....., December 26, 2005

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Linda Burns "Series Book Lover" (SW Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sea Switch (Strange Encounters Series) (Paperback)

Ah, a normal vacation to the beach in Oregon with her anything but normal family- well, anyway, that's what Cassie Strange thinks. Cassie even plans to tell her best friend Rosalie, who will accompany the family, all the secrets regarding her previous two adventures when Mr. Strange was in search of "Famous Fakes" for his TV show. But all good plans can go awry and somehow they usually do for Cassie. Due to some sea-witchery, and before Cassie knows it, she has switched places with Galena, a beautiful Mer-person who refuses to be called anybody's maid! Galena with her violet-blue hair is only beautiful on the outside. Soon Cassie is forced to pay for Galena's crimes in her watery world while Galena is busy ruining Cassie's relationships in the human world. Is there anyone who will believe Cassie? Is there anyone who can help separate her from a sea-witch's spell and return her to a normal girl?

This cleverly written third book in the Strange Encounters Series is the best book of all. I highly recommend it for teens, pre-teens, and even young-at-heart adults like me!