Bayou Magic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780316224840)

If only Maddy sees the mermaid, can it be real?
It's Maddy's turn to have a bayou summer. At first she misses life back home in the city, but soon she grows to love everything about her new surroundings -- the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only Maddy sees. Could it be a mermaid? As her grandmother shares wisdom about sayings and signs, Maddy realizes she may be only the sibling to carry on her family's magical legacy. And when a disastrous oil leak threatens the bayou, she knows she may also be the only one who can help. Does she have what it takes to be a hero?
A coming-of-age tale rich with folk magic, set in the wake of the Gulf oil spill, Bayou Magic celebrates hope, friendship, and family, and captures the wonder of life in the Deep South.

Author: Jewell Parker Rhodes
ISBN-10: 0316224847
ISBN-13: 9780316224840
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/12/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 174062 / Bayou Magic

Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 02/01/2015 pg. 92
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2015
Booklist 03/15/2015 pg. 73
Publishers Weekly 03/16/2015
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2015
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 98 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw