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Lena has spent her life beside the sea, walking salty shores and watching surfers dominate the waves. As she approaches her sixteenth birthday, she resolves to learn to surf—an ambition her father forbids. Yet an ancient, irresistible magic pulls her toward the water. One day, she encounters a magnificent woman with a silvery tail and, through the mermaid’s mirror, glimpses truths that reshape her view of herself and her family. The story follows Lena’s journey between the surf and the sea, exploring themes of friendship, identity, and family life in a Californian coastal setting.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: L. K. Madigan
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