Liz Kessler
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 3
Language
English
Description
When she incurs Neptune's wrath by finding a diamond ring buried under rocks in the ocean, Emily is put under a curse that will force her to choose to be either a mermaid or a human and split up her parents forever.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 2
Language
English
Description
Reunited with her merman father and now living on an island located in the Bermuda Triangle, twelve-year-old Emily accidentally awakens the fearsome kraken and also faces a bully from her past.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 5
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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Description
Neptune, king of the ocean, sends half-mermaids Emily and Aaron to the land of the midnight sun to investigate the source of the dangerous storms brewing in the ocean.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 1
Language
English
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Description
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 4
Language
English
Description
When Neptune tells Emily and her merman father and human mother to return to Brightport to try to make merpeople and humans work more closely together, Emily faces problems with old enemies, her new, half-merfolk friend Aaron, and a mystery related to a group of legendary lost sirens.
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Jenni's much-anticipated vacation with her family and best friend Autumn goes awry when an old elevator transports her to a future in which everything has changed, and she must not only return to her time but find a way to prevent what she has seen from coming true.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 6
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
"A field trip to a mysterious island quickly turns into an adventure when Emily Windsnap and Aaron discover a secret lookout point from which they spot a ghostly ship that no one else seems to be able to see. The ship appears and disappears only at certain times of day, growing fainter each time. Searching for answers only leads to more questions until Emily and her friends confront the island's keeper, uncovering the incredible story of a ship caught...
Author
Series
Philippa Fisher volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Philippa and her fairy godsister, Daisy, are asked by the High Counsel to go on a fantastic journey together to find a missing fairy and preserve the portals that connect the fairy and human realms.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 8
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Traveling home by cruise ship should be a relaxing break after Emily's latest adventure, but things take a turn when the ship is overtaken by a pirate king and his crew. After the pirates collect everyone's riches, they steal something even more valuable: Aaron. The pirate king's eldest son takes Aaron captive, forcing him to help guide the pirates to the mythical Trident's Treasure. So Emily dives into action and joins the younger son's crew in...
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 9
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Emily makes a wish on a magic stone, she gets a glimpse of what the future holds--and it's a disaster! She tries to make things right, but each trip through time takes Emily to a future where things turn out badly for either the humans of Brightport or the merpeople of Shiprock. Plastic pollutes the ocean, garbage overflows the landfills, and the two towns are no longer getting along. Emily realizes she can't save her hometown and the ocean alone,...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
Lone Star List 2022 (Gr. 6-8)
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 6-8 2022
Lone Star List 2022 (Gr. 6-8)
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 6-8 2022
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Description
Vienna. 1936. Three young friends--Leo, Elsa, and Max--spend a perfect day together, unaware that around them Europe is descending into a growing darkness and that events will soon mean that they are ripped apart from each other as their lives take very different directions... Inspired by a true story, this is an extraordinary novel that is as powerful as it is heartbreaking and shows the bonds of love, family and friendship allow glimmers of hope...
Author
Series
Poppy the pirate dog volume 3
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
It's Mom's birthday, so Tim and Suzy are planning a special pirate show for her. George and Poppy are helping by gathering and watching over the treasures. But then the neighbor's pet tortoise goes missing, and, even worse, so does Dad's birthday present for Mom! To top things off, Poppy hurts herself and has to wear a cone around her neck. What's a pirate dog to do?
Author
Series
Poppy the pirate dog volume 1
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Poppy can't wait to go on vacation with her family. When she finds a skull-and-crossbones scarf, she's sure a pirate's life of adventure on the open seas awaits."--Book jacket.
Author
Series
Philippa Fisher volume 2
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Philippa Fisher is trying to have a good time on vacation with her parents, but she's feeling lonely. When she meets Robyn, a girl with sad eyes and a strict father, she enjoys the company, but can't help wondering what Robyn and her dad might be hiding. Meanwhile, Daisy, Philippa's best friend (and fairy godsister), sneaks into her former charge's room for a visit, but now has a furtive new mission and must dash away. Philippa longs to uncover the...
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 7
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on vacation, Emily Windsnap finds herself swept up in an ancient prophecy as the New York Times best-selling series continues.Emily is headed to a tropical island for a relaxing vacation with friends and family. And this time, Emily promises her best friend, Shona, there will be absolutely no adventure — just plenty of fun. But somehow excitement always seems to find Emily, and before she knows it, she ends up on
...16) Haunt me
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When her family moves to a new house, Erin encounters the spirit of the teenage boy, Joe, who used to live there and meets Olly, who is still trying to adjust to his brother Joe's death, at her new school.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 7
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Emily is headed to a tropical island for a relaxing vacation with friends and family. And this time, Emily promises her best friend, Shona, there will be absolutely no adventure just plenty of fun. But somehow excitement always seems to find Emily, and before she knows it, she ends up on the other side of a powerful waterfall on a forgotten island no one else can get to.
Author
Series
World of Emily Windsnap volume 1
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Emily Windsnap doesn't know how to swim. Her mother has always cautioned her to stay out of the water. But it's hard to make friends at the beach when everyone else is having fun in the waves! So when swimming lessons start at school, Emily is excited to finally have the chance to learn. Standing beside the pool, she feels the water calling her, but when she jumps in, she gets a strange, kind of scary sensation... like her legs are stuck together....
Author
Series
World of Emily Windsnap volume 2
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Emily Windsnap's best friend, Shona Silkfin, is a mermaid who loves to sing . . . but only when she is by herself. So when Shiprock School announces a talent show whose winner will have the honor of meeting King Neptune, everyone is excited to perform--except Shona, who is too nervous to sign up. But when Emily overhears her friend singing, she's amazed by Shona's beautiful voice. With Emily's encouragement, Shona decides to enter the talent show--and...
Author
Series
World of Emily Windsnap volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After his pendant goes missing, semi-mer Aaron and his friends discover a family secret in this early reader based on the Emily Windsnap novels. Aaron wishes he were special like his best friends, Emily Windsnap and Shona Silkfin, but nothing exciting ever happens at his castle in the middle of the ocean. That is, until a massive, mysterious ship docks at the castle and all the crew members are suspiciously interested in Aaron's trident pendant....