The Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler

I read The Tail of Emily Windsnap because of a recommendation by a TFMS student...and I'm grateful that I followed their recommendation. As another reviewer puts it: "Mystery, Magic, and Mermaids all in one book!"... how can you go wrong!

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.

This is a light, imaginative fantasy. Once Emily finds out that she is a mermaid, she along with her new mermaid friend, Shona, try to discover the mystery of Shona's father. Emily encounters fun, danger, and a trial before the Ruler of the Seas, Neptune, while searching. Why can't Emily's mother remember details of her marriage? Why did Emily's father leave when she was a baby? Will Emily find her father? You'll have to read The Tail of Emily Windsnap to find out.

Other books in the series include: Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep, Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist, and Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret.