Special Offers see all

More at Powell's

Interviews | Q&As | Essays

Claire Messud: The Powells.com Interview

Claire Messud's new novel, The Woman Upstairs, is fiercely intelligent and urgently intimate, written with precision, humor, and an incredible... Continue »

$18.17 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

The Woman Upstairs
Claire MessudClaire Messud 9780307596901

This item may be
out of stock.
Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.

Check for Availability

Receive an email when this ISBN is available used.

This title in other editions

The Mermaid's Mirror

by L. K. Madigan

ISBN13: 9780547504889
ISBN10: 0547504888
All Product Details

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Lena has lived her whole life near the beach - walking for miles up and down the shore and breathing the salty air, swimming in the cold water, and watching the surfers rule the waves - the problem is, shes spent her whole life just watching.

As her sixteenth birthday approaches, Lena vows she will no longer watch from the sand: she will learn to surf.

But her father - a former surfer himself - refuses to allow her to take lessons. After a near drowning in his past, he cant bear to let Lena take up the risky sport.

Yet something lures Lena to the water … an ancient, powerful magic. One morning Lena catches sight of this magic: a beautiful woman - with a silvery tail.

Nothing will keep Lena from seeking the mermaid, not even the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.

And soon … what she sees in the mermaids mirror will change her life …

Synopsis:

Lena, almost sixteen, has always felt drawn to the waters of San Francisco Bay despite the fears of her father, a former surfer, but after she glimpses a beautiful woman with a tail, nothing can keep Lena from seeking the mermaid in the dangerous waves at Magic Crescent Cove.

About the Author

L. K. Madigan lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband, son, two big black dogs, hundreds of books, and a couple of vintage cars.

What Our Readers Are Saying

Be the first to add a comment for a chance to win!

Product Details

ISBN:: 9780547504889
Publisher:: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Subject:: Girls & Women
Author:: Madigan, L. K.
Subject:: Social Issues - Adolescence
Subject:: Legends, Myths, & Fables - Other
Subject:: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:: Children s-General
Subject:: Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy
Subject:: Children s Young Adult-General
Subject:: Foreign Languages-Chinese
Subject:: main_subject
Subject:: all_subjects
Subject:: Juvenile Fiction : Girls & Women
Subject:: Juvenile Fiction : Legends, Myths, & Fables - Other
Subject:: Juvenile Fiction : Social Issues - Adolescence
Publication Date:: October 2010
Binding:: eBooks
Grade Level:: 7-12
Language:: English
Pages:: 320
Age Level:: 12-17

Related Subjects

Children's » Action and Adventure » Adventure Stories
Children's » Activities » General
Children's » Fables
Children's » Folk Tales » Mythical Creatures
Children's » General
Children's » Science Fiction and Fantasy » General
Children's » Situations » General
Children's » Sports and Outdoors » Sports Fiction » Water Sports
Young Adult » Fiction » Social Issues » Adolescence
Young Adult » Fiction » Social Issues » Emotions and Feelings

Follow us on...

RSS 2.0
Log Off

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.