Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep

by Liz Kessler

Book Overview

An enchanting tale with a fabulous monster, engaging characters, plenty of mermaid magic, and a page-turning story, Kessler's new middle-grade fantasy has all the charm and warmth of its predecessor, The Tail of Emily Windsnap.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763633011
• ISBN13: 9780763633011
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Fantastic book!

This is the second book of a wonderful series. I read all 3 books in 3 days. They are those kind that you cannot put down once you start. It is very enjoyable for young and old

Awesome!!!

I loved this book SO much! I've read it 3 times already, and it never got old!

An fun-filled story, excellent for young girls

We first met 12-year-old Emily in THE TAIL OF EMILY WINDSNAP and learned her secret: she's half-mermaid, half-human. Emily, however, never knew this secret herself until she took swimming lessons. Not only does she discover her fishy genes, she also learns that her father, a merman, didn't abandon her as a baby after all. Instead, he was imprisoned by the angry ruler of the oceans, Neptune, who found out about the illegal love affair between her human mother and merman father. At the end of the book, the family is reunited and sent to live in a secret place where humans and merfolk can live together in harmony. EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE MONSTER FROM THE DEEP begins as Emily and her family are discovering and exploring their beautiful new home, Allpoints Island. Emily couldn't be happier. At last, she can get to know her father and also not feel like a freak about being half-mermaid. But Emily soon realizes that even at Allpoints Island, she's different. None of the other mermaids are half-human. She longs to fit in with the other kids, and in an effort to impress two mermaid girls, Althea and Marina, Emily convinces her best friend Shona to accompany her on a risky adventure. There's a secret spooky lagoon that none of the other mermaid kids ever went into because "they're not brave enough" and have been "told not to go in there so many times." But Emily and Shona are new to the area, and Emily thinks it's the perfect opportunity to show how brave they are. When Emily and Shona enter the secret lagoon, they don't realize the trouble they're about to cause. They accidentally wake up the Kraken, a mythical monster that is supposed to sleep for 100 years and only be woken up by Neptune himself. If the Kraken is awoken before this time, it will be [...] and cause much destruction. And that's exactly what happens. Now, the monster is on the loose and it's up to Emily to save Allpoints Island! Not only is Emily dealing with the typical problems of a 12-year-old, she also must save her family and her new home. The book is told in the alternating voices of the heroine, Emily, and her old Brightport adversary, Mandy Rushton. Mandy's family wins a cruise that ends up in the Kraken's path. The alternating voices sometimes takes away from the flow of the novel, however, and slows down the adventure. Still, EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE MONSTER FROM THE DEEP is a fun-filled middle-grade fantasy that will appeal especially to young girls. --- Reviewed by Kristi Olson

a splash of adventure!

WOW! what a rush!I have read and re-read this book now, that is how much i enjoyed this book! Emily is just ariving at her new home, a secret place were her secret is save- where its ok to be a mermaid. This place is a dream, it has marhmallow white sand, a clear foamy beach- It is just perfect! Or is it? Emily explores a bit, and goes in places she isnt supposed to go- AND RELEASES THE KRAKEN! What is "the knraken" well you will find out, once you read it. But there are more problems than that! Emily will reunite with her enemy Mandy! But you will find out more about mandy- and neptune, and this "Perfect" island.This book is a great read- a real page turner, more and more happens as you read, you wont want to put it down- I Didn't!

A splash Of Adveture

Emily Windsnap And the monster of the Deep is A great sequel to: The Tail Of Emily Windsnap. It is A great story, loaded with action, and is A real page turner, it is a book that you won't want to put down. Emily reunites with her nemisis Mandy, Of wich mandy's father wants to catch a Mermaid. What happens? Well youll find out when you read this great underwater tale. full of fun, and if i could i'd give it 10 stars.