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Юная Эмили Ветрохват живет вместе с мамой на лодке, но никогда не заходит в море, потому что боится воды. Но когда в школе вводят уроки плавания, Эмили ждет удивительное открытие: она - русалка! Девочка отправляется в путешествие по таинственному подводному миру, которое обещает стать самым волшебным приключением в ее жизни.

В книге рассказывается о том, как девочка-русалка Эмили со своими родителями попадает в самое прекрасное место на земле - остров, где живут русалки и русалы. Но, исследуя остров, она совершает непростительную ошибку, за которой следует череда невероятных событий, грозящих закончиться трагически.

У обычной девочки обнаруживается необычный дар от родителей. От мамы она человек, а от папы русалка. И стоит ей попасть в воду — у нее отрастает хвост. Теперь в подводном мире у нее есть друзья, она там ходит в школу, учится быть настоящей русалкой. Только все время влипает в истории со своей лучшей подругой. Теперь они «наплывают» на огромный заброшенный корабль. А потом неожиданно оказываются на своем катере посреди океана, откуда даже русалкам не доплыть до берега. А потом Эмили видит во сне таинственный замок... Лихие приключения вам обеспечены.

Если в твоей школе начинаются уроки плавания, будь осторожна – вдруг твои ноги превратятся в хвост, как это случилось с семиклассницей Эмили. Узнав о том, что она наполовину русалка, девочка отправляется в путешествие по таинственному подводному миру, чтобы познакомиться с морским народом и найти своего отца, которого она никогда не встречала. Эмили ждут невероятные и опасные приключения: ей предстоит разгадать тайну своего рождения, спасти всех русалок и тритонов от разбуженного морского чудовища, помочь морскому царю Нептуну вернуть давно потерянную любовь, снять с себя проклятие и исполнить самую важную миссию – помирить людей с…

Книга 1. Хвісторія Емілі Віндснеп
Хвісторія Емілі Віндснеп» британської авторки Ліз Кесслер – перший роман із серії про пригоди 12-річної дівчинки-русалки. Історія буде цікавою для молодшого та середнього шкільного віку. Серія книжок про Емілі Віндснеп входить до списку бестселерів New York Times.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series comes a captivating adventure about family, friendship, and the bonds that bridge time. The sleepy seaside village of Porthaven hides a mystery: Mia’s grandad has vanished, and nobody knows why. When Mia and her mom rush to Porthaven to help her grandmother, Mia imagines long dreary days with no one to talk to except for the old-time fisherman at her grandparents’ pub. But that’s before Mia finds a diary on an empty, docked fishing boat and starts exchanging notes with a local girl named Dee, a girl who seems much like her. Mia is excited about having a new friend,…

Follow the siren call to Emily’s magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune’s test—and help humans and merpeople get along?Emily Windsnap is finally enjoying a swimmingly peaceful life on Allpoints Island, hanging out with her mermaid BFF, Shona, and her new friend Aaron (half-merperson like herself ). But their idyll is cut short when Emily learns that the Windsnaps and friends must return to their old home in Brightport, where construction projects are threatening a secret mermaid community under the sea. Neptune’s mandate? No less than an interspecies intervention to bring merpeople and humans together, a task the imperious god feels the mixed Windsnap family is well suited for. There are just a few snags for Emily, however, like dealing with old nemeses Mandy and Mr. Beeston, figuring out her feelings toward Aaron, and untangling a high-suspense mystery related to a group of legendary lost sirens. Everyone’s favorite half-mermaid is back with a splash in a sparkling new adventure her fans will be eager to get their fins on.

On her way to visit her best friend, Autumn, Jenni Green suddenly finds she's been transported exactly one year forward in time. Now she discovers that in the year that's gone by, tragedy has struck and her friendship with Autumn will never be the same again. But what caused the tragedy?

Jess hält sich für ein ganz normales Mädchen. Bis zu dem Tag, an dem mitten in der Geographiestunde ihr Arm verschwindet. Ihre beste Freundin Izzy will ihr unbedingt zeigen, wie großartig es ist, sich unsichtbar machen zu können. Was man damit für einen Spaß haben kann! Aber woher kommt die Fähigkeit? Ist Jessica jetzt eine Superheldin? Und kann sie ihren Freunden helfen, als diese in Gefahr geraten? Eine ebenso spannende wie bezaubernde Geschichte über Superkräfte und ihre ungeahnten Folgen – und die schöne Erfahrung, wirklich gute Freunde zu haben.

Ashleigh Walker is in love. You know the feeling - that intense, heart-racing, all-consuming emotion that can only come with first love. It's enough to stop her worrying about bad grades at college. Enough to distract her from her parents' marriage troubles. There's just one thing bothering her . . .

Shouldn't it be her boyfriend, Dylan, who makes her feel this way - not Miss Murray, her English teacher?

A thought-provoking coming out story from a highly skilled author.

Philippa Fisher is feeling lonely. She misses her fairy godsister, Daisy. But while on vacation with her parents, she befriends a local girl named Robyn. Though she’s excited to have a friend again, Philippa can’t help but feel that there’s something strange about Robyn and her father.

Meanwhile, Daisy, who is hard at work on a new mission, misses Philippa as well, so she decides to break the rules to visit her friend. Though the girls are happy to be reunited, things soon begin to go horribly wrong with Daisy’s assignment. And when all three of the girls find themselves in danger, Philippa must work quickly to save herself and her friends.

Fairies, magic, and friendships old and new are all woven together in this intriguing adventure from Liz Kessler.

Philippa is excited to spend Christmas break with her friend Robyn, but she has no idea just how much excitement awaits. When a magic spell carved on a mysterious circle of rocks suddenly transports Philippa to fairy godmother headquarters, she learns that her own mother is in danger. To protect her from a serious accident, Philippa must pretend to be a fairy, while Daisy, her fairy godsister, returns to earth in human guise. And that's just the beginning of their adventure: after passing a harrowing test of their loyalty to each other, Philippa and Daisy undergo a fantastic journey to rescue a lost fairy who has devoted her powers to maintaining the portal of the stone circle. With time running out, and the worlds of humans and fairies at risk of being severed, Daisy finds herself facing an extraordinary choice that has the power to change her life forever.

Philippa ist todunglücklich: Ihre beste Freundin ist weggezogen. Ihre Eltern sind einfach nur peinlich. Und die angesagteste Clique der Schule will nichts von ihr wissen. Da kann nur noch eine gute Fee helfen. Das Dumme ist bloß, dass Philippa überhaupt nicht an Feen glaubt! Deshalb merkt sie zunächst auch nicht, dass Daisy, die Neue in der Klasse, ihre ganz persönliche gute Fee ist. Daisy hat drei Wunschgutscheine für Philippa. Ihr Problem ist: Sie kann Philippa nicht ausstehen. Es gibt sie noch: die bezaubernden Geschichten über die wahre Freundschaft!

The New York Times best-selling series continues with the half-mermaid embarking on an icy and perilous journey to the Land of the Midnight Sun. Strange storms are blowing up from the ocean, caused by the nightmares of Neptune, King of the Sea. Convinced that his dreams herald an approaching threat, Neptune enlists half-mermaids Emily Windsnap and Aaron for a top-secret mission to find and eliminate the source of the trouble. But Emily and Aaron quickly get in over their heads in the frigid waters of the frozen north. Deep within an alpine lake where magical reflections show what could be rather than what is, the two discover a trove of stolen memories and Neptune’s darkest secret. Double-crosses and double-takes abound in Liz Kessler’s fifth magical mermaid adventure.

Emily Windsnap ends up surrounded by pirates — and on a life-changing adventure — in the eighth installment of the New York Times best-selling series. Traveling home by cruise ship should be a relaxing break after Emily’s latest adventure, but things take a turn when the ship is overtaken by a pirate king and his crew. After the pirates collect everyone’s riches, they steal something even more valuable: Aaron. The pirate king’s eldest son takes Aaron captive, forcing him to help guide the pirates to the mythical Trident’s Treasure. So Emily dives into action and joins the younger son’s crew in hopes of saving Aaron. But while experiencing life on the waves, Emily is surprised to find herself not only enjoying the pirate life, but actually bonding with the crew — especially Sam, the pirate king’s son. Between helping Sam unravel riddles to beat his brother to the treasure and making sure that her friends are safe, Emily realizes that she needs to be true to herself. Will she cast aside her mermaid life to join her new friends, or will she find a way to follow her own path?

Emily Windsnap must travel through time in order to save the people of her hometowns -- both human andmerfolk -- in the exciting ninth book of the New York Times best-selling series. When Emily makes a wish on a magic stone, she gets a glimpse of what the future holds -- and it's a disaster! She tries to make things right, but each trip through time takes Emily to a future where things turn out badly for either the humans of Brightport or the merpeople of Shiprock. Plastic pollutes the ocean, garbage overflows the landfills, and the two towns are no longer getting along. Emily realizes she can't save her hometown and the ocean alone, but with help from her best friends, Shona and Mandy, she'll have to find a way to get humans and merpeople to work together. Will Emily be able to create a better future for everyone, including herself? This new adventure gives readers a glimpse at what Emily and her friends could be like as grown-ups, with a fresh story that explores how uniting communities can make a future that's bright for everyone.

Emily and fellow half-mer Aaron stand between land and sea—and like and love—in a dramatic new episode of the New York Times best-selling series. A field trip to a mysterious island quickly turns into an adventure when Emily Windsnap and Aaron discover a secret lookout point from which they spot a ghostly ship that no one else seems to be able to see. The ship appears and disappears only at certain times of day—growing fainter each time. Searching for answers only leads to more questions until Emily and her friends confront the island’s keeper, uncovering the incredible story of a ship caught between land and sea, day and night . . . life and death. Only Emily, with her ability to transform from mermaid to human, can enter Atlantis to try to bring the ship’s passengers back before the portal is closed forever. Emily knows that if she fails, not only will the passengers never see their loved ones again, but Emily won’t be able to return either. Will she be able to resist the allure of Atlantis and return home before it’s too late?

Philippa Fisher is just your average eleven-and-a-half-year-old girlshes a bit shy and not the most popular girl at school. But all that changes one day when a new girl named Daisy arrives at school and reluctantly confesses that she is Philippas very own fairy godsister.Unfortunately for Philippa, Daisy is one fairy who is not too fond of humans, and so she isnt pleased about having to help Philippa. In fact, she wants nothing more than to grant Philippa her three wishes quickly so that she can move on to a new assignment.However, things arent that simple. Philippa and Daisy just cant seem to get along, and Philippas wishes keep making her life worse rather than better. Will Philippa and Daisy be able to come together to solve the mess theyve created before its too late?

While on vacation, Emily Windsnap finds herself swept up in an ancient prophecy as the New York Times best-selling series continues. Emily is headed to a tropical island for a relaxing vacation with friends and family. And this time, Emily promises her best friend, Shona, there will be absolutely no adventure — just plenty of fun. But somehow excitement always seems to find Emily, and before she knows it, she ends up on the other side of a powerful waterfall on a forgotten island no one else can get to. Well, no one that isn't a half-mer like Emily and her boyfriend, Aaron. The people who live on the island believe in a prophecy that foretells how they can be saved from an imminent, devastating earthquake — and this prophecy seems to revolve around Emily and Aaron, as well as a mysterious, mythic giant. Will they be able to find the giant — and fulfill the prophecy — before it's too late?