Sukey and the Mermaid (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780689807183)

A mermaid offers a young girl a magical escape in this lushly told and luminously illustrated Coretta Scott King Honor-winning picture book.

Sukey's new step-pa is a mean, bossy man she calls "Mister Hard-Times." He makes her work in his garden all day and Sukey's ma doesn't seem to care. One day, when her step-pa isn't looking, Sukey takes her chance to run away to her secret hiding place by the sea.

There, she meets Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. Mama Jo's got a surprise for Sukey: a magical kingdom beneath the sea without time or pain. But there are also no people. Is it really better than the world above?

Author: Robert D. San Souci
ISBN-10: 068980718X
ISBN-13: 9780689807183
Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
Language: English
Published: 05/01/1996
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.36lbs
Size: 10.54h x 9.42w x 0.11d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6244 / Sukey and the Mermaid

Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner