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Middle Grade Monday: The Tail of Emily Windsnap

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  Title: The Tail of Emily Windsnap Author: Liz Kessler Publisher: Candlewick Press, 2003. 211 pages. Source: Library Publisher's Blurb: 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 Emily 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.   
 My Review: I just learned from the blurb that this was Liz Kessler's first book. I have