Under the Mermaid Angel

Martha Moore

may 2009 · Distribuido por Laurel Leaf

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Thirteen-year-old Jesse leads a pretty boring  life in just about the most boring place in the  universe -- otherwise known as Ida, Texas. She cannot  forget the death of her baby brother seven years ago,  and how she just couldn't pray for him when he was  sick. She never talks about it though, not even to  her best friend, which is something she doesn't  have, anyway. But all that changes when Roxanne  moves into the trailer next door. Thirty years old,  with her fake fur coat, wild red hair, and romantic  notions, Roxanne is a revelation to Jesse. Why has  she moved to Ida, of all places? Their growing  friendship will change Jesse's life, giving her back  a vision of hope beyond the mundane world around  her.

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Martha Moore is the author of Angels on the Roof and Matchit, as well as Under the Mermaid Angel, which was the 1994 Delacorte Press Prize winner, as well as receiving honors from the American Library Association as both a Best Book for Young Adults and Notable Book for Children. She teaches English in the Arlington, Texas, Independent School District.