Emily Windsnap facts for kids
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Series Order: The Tail of Emily Windsnap Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun Emily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost Souls Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time |
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| Author | Liz Kessler |
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| Illustrator | Sarah Gibb, Natacha Ledwidge |
| Cover artist | Sarah Gibb |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Orion Children's Books; Candlewick Press (US) |
| Published | 2003–present |
| Media type | Print (paperback), ebook, audiobook |
| No. of books | 9 in the main series |
Emily 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. It is illustrated primarily by Sarah Gibb and published by Orion Children's Books in Britain, and Candlewick Press in America. 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.
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.
Summary
Emily Windsnap lives aboard a boat with her mother. 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. 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. Later that night Emily investigates this mysterious turn of events by diving into the ocean where she discovers that once her legs lock together they turn into a beautiful mermaid's tail! Realizing she is Semi-Mer, Emily sets out to discover her family history and find her father. On the way she makes friends with a teen mermaid named Shona Silkfin who invites her into the merworld under the sea. She discovers that Neptune, the King of the Sea, has banned marriages between merfolk and humans, and that her father is being held in the merworld prison by Neptune. Emily and Shona embark on an epic adventure to find her father and unite her family. Ultimately, she and her parents, with her friend Shona, start a new life at Alpoints Island.
