Now stuck on a tiny island, the Rushton family struggles to survive and Mandy's mom hates that her husband, Mr. For the time being, the captain is thought to be dead. Then, the Kraken attacks the boat and the boat sinks, taking the captain along with it. But sadly, in the end, they end up on a rickety boat with an old captain. Meanwhile, Mandy Rushton, Emily's enemy, finds a mail letter to go on a fantastic cruise. Shona and her survive, but from then on, they grow distant. While escaping the caves, Emily finds a golden trident etched in the caves and finds out she was in Neptune's territory. Inside, they find skeletons and a monstrous beast called the Kraken, King Neptune's pet. So, naturally, Emily convinces Shona to come with her in the caves to impress the other mermaids. In the beginning, she's trying to fit in with Shona's new friends, Althea and Maria, as they talk about the scary thing that lurks in the caves that no one has ever found out. Emily must free her father, and reunite her parents in secret.Įmily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep Įmily lives on Allpoints Island, protected by the Bermuda Triangle. Emily also discovers that her father is in an underwater prison, punished for his actions with her mom, he and her mom departed that day. Emily never knew much about her father but her mom had always said that he had left soon after her birth and didn't return, although Emily eventually realizes that her mom doesn't actually remember him herself, due to being dosed with a memory drug by Charles Finright Beeston. As Emily struggles to keep her secret, she discovers that her father, Jake Windsnap, is a merman and had met her mother and fallen in love with her, which was forbidden by mermaid law. One night, she meets a beautiful mermaid singing on a rock named Shona Silkfin, who shows her a whole mermaid world under the ocean. Because of this, Emily starts sneaking out at night to swim in the ocean. During swimming, she realizes that she is half mermaid. Īppearances and Role The Tail of Emily Windsnap Įmily swims in gym class after asking her mother repeatedly to let her go. In mermaid form, she has a sparkly, blueish purple tail that is shorter and thicker than Shona's. 2.9 Emily Windsnap and the Tides of TimeĮmily is skinny, 4 feet and 9 inches tall, shorter than Shona Silkfin by 1 inch. 2.8 Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince.2.7 Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island.2.6 Emily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost Souls.2.5 Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun.2.4 Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret.2.3 Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist.2.2 Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep.Book Review: The Tail of Emily Windsnap, by Liz Ke.Book Review: The Wump World, by Bill Peet.Party Time for People With a Penchant for Proper P.It is also a great story to use within a friendship unit - how do we meet friends? What kinds of things do friends do with or for each other? How do friends make us feel? And of course, you could use this book as a fun supplement to an ocean unit, comparing and contrasting real ocean dwellers with fantasy ones, for example. Some kids live with two parents, some live with grandparents, or guardians, or aunts and uncles, etc. What type of home do mermaids live in? A discussion on family groups and their similarities and differences could come into play as well: Emily and her mom are a family. You can also incorporate lifestyles - Emily and her mom live on a boat. Beeston is around so much, and what has happened to her mother, and why her mother seems not to recall her father (she wants to, but can't, and doesn't know why). It could also fit well into a mystery unit, as Emily works to uncover just who she is, and why Mr. The Tail of Emily Windsnap is an engaging and exciting story that is a perfect book around which to build a reading unit on the fantasy genre.
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