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Mermaids & Sea Creatures

The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1)

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  • 2004 first published
  • 208 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (10 ratings)
  • 7 editions
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Liz Kessler's The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1) (2004) is a mermaid fiction novel. It deals with Swimming, mermaids, houseboats and family secrets.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 10 ratings, and 56 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Series Books bestseller list in 2013.

At about 208 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1)

For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly enough, for just as long, her mother has seemed anxious to keep her away from the water. But when Mom finally agrees to let her take swimming lessons, Emily makes a startling discovery - about her own identity, the mysterious father she's never met, and the thrilling possibilities and perils shimmering deep below the water's surface. With a sure sense of suspense and richly imaginative details, first-time author Liz Kessler lures us into a glorious undersea world where mermaids study shipwrecks at school and Neptune rules with an iron trident - an enchanting fantasy about family secrets, loyal friendship, and the convention-defying power of love.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Series Books, 2013

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Swimming
  • Mermaids
  • Fantasy
  • Houseboats
  • Neptune, Roman deity
  • Family secrets
  • Family
  • Reunions
  • Father-separated children
  • Separated friends, relatives
  • Twelve-year-old girls
  • Determination in girls
  • Children's fiction
  • Emily Windsnap
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Ocean

Quick answers

Who wrote The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1)?

The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1) was written by Liz Kessler and first published in 2004.

What genre is The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1)?

It is usually shelved as Mermaids & Sea Creatures.

How long is The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1)?

The median edition has 208 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap #1)?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mairi's Mermaid, Die Fließende Königin and Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand.

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