

Class is going well until Emily dives into the pool and her legs lock together causing her to panic and need to be rescued by her teacher. After years of her mother trying to keep her out of the water, her mother gives Emily permission to take mandatory swim lessons at school when she turns thirteen. The series follows the adventures of thirteen-year-old Emily Windsnap after she discovers that she is half mermaid in the first book and is targeted towards middle grade readers.Įmily Windsnap lives aboard a boat with her mother. The series originated as a poem that Kessler was writing about a "little girl who lived on a boat but had a big secret" an editor recommended that Kessler turn the poem into a book. It is illustrated primarily by Sarah Gibb and published by Orion Children's Books in Britain, and Candlewick Press in America. Orion Children's Books Candlewick Press (US)Įmily Windsnap is a series of children's fantasy novels written by British author Liz Kessler, inaugurated by The Tail of Emily Windsnap in 2003 and continuing as of 2020.


Will Emily be able to create a better future for everyone, including herself? This new adventure gives readers a glimpse at what Emily and her friends could be like as grown-ups, with a fresh story that explores how uniting communities can make a future that’s bright for everyone.Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the DeepĮmily Windsnap and the Castle in the MistĮmily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight SunĮmily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost SoulsĮmily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island Emily realizes she can't save her hometown and the ocean alone, but with help from her best friends, Shona and Mandy, she’ll have to find a way to get humans and merpeople to work together.

Plastic pollutes the ocean, garbage overflows the landfills, and the two towns are no longer getting along. 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. Emily Windsnap must travel through time in order to save the people of her hometowns - both human andmerfolk - in the exciting ninth book of the New York Times best-selling series.
