Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep

We went to the bookstore over the summer to let the kids pick out some books and my soon-to-be kindergartner wanted to get a chapter book like big brother so we found Emily Windsnap. We spent the next several weeks reading a chapter a day, much to their delight, and then she asked for this 2nd book for Christmas so we are working through it now. Even big brother likes to listen in on the story. :)In the first book, Emily Windsnap (the main character) lives on a houseboat with her mom and gets a little bullied at school by one of the characters. When she has to do a swimming class for gym (even though she has never swam before and is terrified of the water), she ends up underwater and finds that her legs morph into a mermaid tail. She hides it from her classmates but ventures out at night to try again. Then she meets a young mermaid girl named Shona, who tells her about being a mermaid and takes her exploring. They eventually discover that her father is a mermaid and was put in mermaid jail for having a relationship with a human. Shona and Emily go to rescue her dad and then reunite him and her mother (who had been having her memory slowly wiped by a worker of the sea king, Neptune). They convince Neptune to reverse his decision about it being illegal for mermaids and humans to be together. He then sends them to live on a special island where they can live together away from humans.This book picks up where the last left off, as they move to their new home. We're not very far into it, so I'll update after we read more. :)

Wonderful for kiddos

This was a gift for my young niece. It is a fun read for anyone ages 9 or older. This is a series and I have given her the first two books in the series and she has enjoyed them.

Daughter and I read this one together. Nice story. Bit of mystery. Not too scary to read before bedtime. Good friend messages and good empowered young women role models.

A mi niña de casi 11 años le encanta!

We love Liz Kessler. All of her books are great and inspire reading. The Emily Windsnap books are fun and adventurous; I just wish she would leave some of her remarks about not believing in God out of them. I skip those when reading out loud to the kiddos; as it really isn't an children's authors job to influence my kids beliefs.That being said it is like one to two comments a book so take it with a grain of salt.

A very good and very interesting book about when Emily accidentally wakes the KRAKEN. A terrible sea monster that sleeps for100 years and wakes up then to be under Neptune's command to sink ships on purpose to get all their riches.I think you should read this book to find out what happens before and after Emily wakes that sea monster KRAKEN monster of the deep. Whatever. The first book was really great and so is this one.

I loved this book so much, I love all of these books and I am so excited to read more. It had a lot of fun twists and turns and had me hanging off the edge of my seat. I would definitely recommend this book for people who like fantasy and are a bit more girly, but even if you aren't girly, I assure you, you will love it. Easily Five stars, no doubt about it.