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Read-Alikes for
Mermaid Summer
by Mollie Hunter

Scene Stealers, our book discussion group for students in grades 4 & 5, read and discussed Mermaid Summer. If you liked this book, you may also like reading other age-appropriate books by this author:


Kelpie's Pearl by Mollie Hunter J HUN
An old woman of the Scottish Highlands makes friends with a kelpie, sees the Loch Ness monster, and practices some of her grandmother's witchcraft.
 
The Wicked One by Mollie Hunter J HUN
Incessantly tormented by the Grolican, a creature of the Otherworld, Colin Grant and his family flee to America from their native Scottish Highlands.
 
A Furl of Fairy Wind by Mollie Hunter J HUN
Four stories conjuring up a world of fairies and changelings, spells and enchantments, mischief and dreams of gold.
 
A Stranger Came Ashore by Mollie Hunter J HUN
Twelve-year-old Robbie becomes convinced that the stranger befriended by his family is one of the Selkie Folk and tries to get help against his magical powers from the local wizard.
 
The Haunted Mountain by Mollie Hunter J HUN
After angering the fairy creatures of the Highlands, a Scotsmans stubborn nature results in 13 years of their terrible revenge against him.
 

MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY:
Of mermaids and magic.  

The Mermaid's Three Wisdoms by Jane Yolen J YOL
A mermaid who cannot speak is banished from her undersea home and sent to live on land as a human where she is found by a 12-year-old girl with a hearing impairment.
 
The Islander by Cynthia Rylant JH RYL
Living with his grandfather on an island off British Columbia, 10-year-old Daniel feels deep loneliness until the night he meets a mermaid whose identity he tries to learn.
 
Clementina by Eileen Dunlop JH DUN
Daisy feels that her vacation in Scotland is being ruined by her forced companionship with the strange girl Clementina, until mysterious events link her to another Clementina two centuries ago.
 
Mermaid Tales From Around the World retold by Mary Pope Osborne J 398.21 OSB
A collection of 12 mermaid tales from around the world, featuring such sources as France, Greece, and North Africa.
 
A Book of Mermaids by Ruth Manning-Sanders J 398.2 M
Sixteen tales of sea maids and mermen from the folklore of many coastal countries. Includes a story from Wales about a mermaid who walked on water and a story from France about a mermaid without a tail.
 
Sea-Spell and Moor-Magic by Sorche Nic Leodhas J 398.209411 NIC
Presents Scottish folk tales from ten different islands of the remote and fabulous Western Isles.

This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library, July 1998.
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