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Young Adult Fiction Mermaids

Songs from the Deep

by (author) Kelly Powell

Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Initial publish date
Oct 2020
Category
Mermaids, Historical, Mysteries & Detective Stories
Recommended Age
12 to 18
Recommended Grade
7 to 12
Recommended Reading age
12 to 18
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781534438088
    Publish Date
    Nov 2019
    List Price
    $10.99 USD
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781534438071
    Publish Date
    Nov 2019
    List Price
    $25.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781534438095
    Publish Date
    Oct 2020
    List Price
    $15.99

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Description

A girl searches for a killer on an island where deadly sirens lurk just beneath the waves in this “twisty, atmospheric story that grips readers like a siren song” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

The sea holds many secrets.

Moira Alexander has always been fascinated by the deadly sirens who lurk along the shores of her island town. Even though their haunting songs can lure anyone to a swift and watery grave, she gets as close to them as she can, playing her violin on the edge of the enchanted sea. When a young boy is found dead on the beach, the islanders assume that he’s one of the sirens’ victims. Moira isn’t so sure.

Certain that someone has framed the boy’s death as a siren attack, Moira convinces her childhood friend, the lighthouse keeper Jude Osric, to help her find the real killer, rekindling their friendship in the process. With townspeople itching to hunt the sirens down, and their own secrets threatening to unravel their fragile new alliance, Moira and Jude must race against time to stop the killer before it’s too late—for humans and sirens alike.

About the author

Kelly Powell has a bachelor’s degree in history and book and media studies from the University of Toronto. She currently lives in Ontario. She is the author of Songs from the Deep and Magic Dark and Strange. Visit her online at PowellKelly.com or on Twitter @KellyCPowell.

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