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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
In 1976, David is fishing off the island of Black Conch when he comes upon a creature he doesn’t expect: a mermaid by the name of Aycayia. Once a beautiful young woman, she was cursed by jealous wives to live in this form for the rest of her days. But after the mermaid is caught by American tourists, David rescues and hides her away in his home, finding that, once out of the water, she begins to transform back into a woman. Now David must work...
3) Terraferma =
Pub. Date
2011
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of an uncontaminated Sicilian island inhabited by fisherman. Still barely touched by tourism, the islanders have begun to alter their mentality and behavior as they realize the economic potential of this new industry. At the same time, they deal with illegal aliens flooding the island and a new law requiring them to turn back undocumented peoples seeking aid.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. The boy is lonely, until one night, a storm brings a very unexpected change."--Book jacket.
Author
Series
Hannah Smith novels volume 2
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A twenty-year-old unsolved murder from Florida's pothauling days gets Hannah Smith's attention but so does a more immediate problem. A private museum devoted solely to the state's earliest settlers and pioneers has been announced and many of Hannah's friends and neighbors in Sulfur Wells are being pressured to make contributions. The problem is, the whole thing is a scam, and when Hannah sets out to uncover whoever's behind it, she discovers that...
7) Ondine
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Syracuse, a simple fisherman who catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his trawler nets. The woman seems to be dead, but then she comes alive before Syracuse's eyes and he thinks he may be seeing things. However, with the help of his ailing yet irrepressible daughter, Annie, he comes to believe that the fantastical might be possible and that the woman (Ondine) might be a myth come true.
8) High tide
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
A rising star at a Manhattan corporation, Fiona Burkenhalter accompanies the handsome Ace Montgomery on a fishing expedition in the Florida Everglades to handle a new account. After they become embroiled in a murder and end up being Florida's most wanted couple, they desperately search for the real killer, while an irresistible chemistry flares between them.
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