The Tail of Emily Windsnap [Paperback]

Liz Kessler (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 5, 2004

Story of a little girl who is really a mermaid with a tail that grows when in the water.

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (August 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439781787
• ISBN-13: 978-0439781787
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,350,143 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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery, magic and mermaids all in one book!, May 16, 2005

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L. Laskey (Bellingham, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Hardcover)

My 10 year old daughter and I read this one together. It was an impulse buy, so I didn't know what to expect. We loved this book. It really captures what it would be like for Emily to discover the changes she is going through (might also be helpful for girls going through puberty). The mystery developed nicely with just enough clues to keep the reader (young and old-er) turning pages. My daughter would beg for more time whenever we had to put the book down. Also as a teacher and a writer, this story is well-written, with great characters, good dialogue and terrific description. I am off to look for another Liz Kessler book!

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Exploring the Ocean -- a review by Rhea, age 11, October 12, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Paperback)

Many things start to happen after Emily's first time underwater, in seventh grade swim class. She finds out she is a mermaid. Once Emily starts to explore the ocean, she finds out where her dad is. He's in the mermaid prison. She sets out in the ocean to try to free him. In the process, she is stopped many times by Mr. Beeston, the lighthouse keeper, Millie, her babysitter and hypnotizer, and the prison guards, and many other magical challenges.

The Tale of Emily Windsnap has a fun plot, but it is not very interesting. Though it is fantasy, there are some really unbelievable aspects about Emily, such as not being underwater her entire life. Emily does physically change throughout the story, but doesn't seem to grow much emotionally. Emily does become more aware of what is happening around her by the end of the book. Many things happen during the story. Because so many little things are happening, it pulls away from the real emotions and interactions with her dad. One very good thing about the book is that the setting is really described. While you read, you can really picture the setting.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreams from the Sea, July 28, 2006

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Morgan-Kate - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Hardcover)

I read and finished this book VERY quickly, why? Because this is a dream that every girl would love, becoming a mermaid. This is a tail... I mean TALE about a girl named Emily that transforms into a mermaid only when she sets foot in the water and is human on land. She is a half mermaid half human because she soon discovered that her mother married a merman. In the deep blue sea this is apparently illegal so the father gets locked up in a underwater prison. Emily wants to meet her father badly so takes the risk of breaking into the jail. Please read this book.....it's a book EVERYONE can enjoy!