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The mermaid / Christina Henry.

Summary:

Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his fortune by selling the wondrous and miraculous, and there is nothing more miraculous than a real mermaid. Amelia agrees to play the mermaid for Barnum and walk among men in their world, believing she can leave anytime she likes. But Barnum has never given up a money-making scheme in his life.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780399584046
  • ISBN: 0399584048
  • Physical Description: 318 pages ; 18 cm
  • Edition: First Paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Berkley, 2018.
Subject: Sideshows > Fiction.
Mermaids > Fiction.
Circus > Fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Scenic Regional.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
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Scenic Regional-Sullivan FIC HEN (Text) 3005828379 Fiction Available -
Scenic Regional-Warrenton FIC HEN (Text) 3005828360 Fiction Available -

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The Mermaid
The Mermaid
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The Mermaid


From the author of Lost Boy comes a beautiful historical fairy tale about a mermaid who leaves the sea, only to become the star attraction of history's greatest showman. Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his fortune by selling the wondrous and miraculous, and there is nothing more miraculous than a real mermaid. Amelia agrees to play the mermaid for Barnum and walk among men in their world, believing she can leave anytime she likes. But Barnum has never given up a money-making scheme in his life, and he's determined to hold on to his mermaid.

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