And despite her hatred of all humans, her magic requires that she make a bargain: the comb in exchange for a wish.īut what Kela wants most is for her mother to be alive. 2023 by Lisa Stringfellow (Author) 25 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook £0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover £12.99 Other new, used and collectible from £3.71 Paperback £6.50 Other new and used from £4. Miss Inniss warns Kela that if the fisherman had not given the comb back, terrible things would have happened to him. The sea woman offered the man a wish in exchange for her comb. Rita, and she recounts a story where an old fisherman who picked up a sea womans comb. So when Kela and her friend Lissy stumble across an ancient-looking comb in a coral cave, with all she’s already lost, Kela can’t help but bring home her very own found treasure.įar away, deep in the cold ocean, the mermaid Ophidia can feel that her comb has been taken. Miss Inniss is the best storyteller on St. Set on an invented Caribbean island, Lisa Stringfellow’s spellbinding and emotionally resonant middle grade debut tells of grieving twelve-year-old Kela, who unwittingly forms a connection to a fearsome mermaid who has the power to bring Kela's mother back to life.Ī mesmerizing debut novel, set against the backdrop of Caribbean folklore, about a grieving girl and a vengeful mermaid who both must grapple with impossible wishes, redemption, and magic formed in love.Įver since her mother’s death, Kela has felt every bit as broken as the shards of glass, known as “mermaid’s tears,” that sparkle on the Caribbean beaches of St.
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