Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Children's Fiction General

Sink or Swim (Whatever After #3)

by (author) Sarah Mlynowski

Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Initial publish date
Apr 2013
Category
General, Humorous Stories, General
Recommended Age
8 to 12
Recommended Grade
3 to 7
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780545415699
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $16.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780545415705
    Publish Date
    Mar 2014
    List Price
    $8.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780545540278
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $6.99

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

Once again my brother and I are in hot water . . .

 

We weren't planning to mess up the fairy tales. The first two times we did it by accident. But when our magic mirror pulls us into the story of the Little Mermaid, we have no choice but to try and rewrite it. Let's just say the original story does NOT end happily! Now we need to:- Convince our mermaid to keep her tail- Plan a royal wedding- Avoid getting eaten by sharksWe've got to find a happy ending for the Little Mermaid . . . before she's fish food and we're lost at sea forever!

About the author

 

Sarah Mlynowski est l'auteure de la série à succès Il était une fois... et plusieurs romans pour jeunes adultes dont les romans de la série Magic in Manhattan et Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have). Originaire de Montréal, Sarah habite maintenant au royaume de Manhattan avec son prince charmant et ses deux filles amoureuses des contes de fées.

 

Sarah Mlynowski is the New York Times bestselling author of the Whatever After series, the Magic in Manhattan series, Gimme a Call, and a bunch of other books for tweens and teens, including the Upside-Down Magic series, which she cowrites with Lauren Myracle and Emily Jenkins. Originally from Montreal, Sarah now lives in Los Angeles with her very own prince charming and their fairy tale-loving daughters. Visit Sarah online at sarahm.com and find her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter at @sarahmlynowski.

Sarah Mlynowski's profile page

Awards

  • Commended, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre

Excerpt: Sink or Swim (Whatever After #3) (by (author) Sarah Mlynowski)

From WHATEVER AFTER #3: SINK OR SWIMI definitely see a beach. An empty beach. No tourists, no sandcastles, no bright-colored beach towels. Just pure white sand sparkling in the mid-day sun. Ocean as far as the eye can see. In the distance there's a blob moving toward us. I squint toward the water. I see a head! A guy's head. Behind the guy's head another head keeps bobbing in and out of the water. A girl's head! At least I think it's a girl's head. I can see long hair. Hard to tell when it's soaking wet. They're getting closer . . . and closer . . . and . . . yup, it's a girl! And then behind her is something green. A towel? A floatie? It's shiny, and triangle-shaped and kind of reminds me of the paper fan I had as a kid. Oh! It's a tail!The girl has a tail!Which can only mean one thing.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Whatever After:"An uproariously funny read. The swift pace of the tale and non-stop action . . . will enchant readers from the first page." -- Kirkus Reviews "Hilarious . . . with unexpected plot twists and plenty of girl power." -- Booklist"Giddy, fizzy, hilarious fun!" -- Lauren Myracle, author of Luv Ya Bunches"Tons of fractured fairy tale fun!" -- Meg Cabot, author of Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls and The Princess Diaries"The feminist in me adored it, and the mother in me loved how my daughter would long to cuddle in close as we read together." -- Danielle Herzog, blogging for The Washington Post

Other titles by