Girl at the Bottom of the Sea
Age Range: 12 to 99 Sophie Swankowski is the hero from the stories she's been hearing all her life: she's the girl who will save the world. Or so she's been told. Now she and her unlikely guardian--the gruff, filthy mermaid Syrena--must travelthe pitchblackseas from brokendownChelsea, Massachusetts, to Syrena's homeland in Poland. Along theway, Syrena will reveal the terrible truth about her past, and teach Sophie about the ages-oldsource of her newlydiscovered power. But left behind in Chelsea, without Sophie to protect them from the dark magic she'sawakened, what will become of Sophie's friends and family? Girl at the Bottom of the Sea is the followupto Michelle Tea's beloved Mermaid in Chelsea Creek, "a refreshingbreath of air in the world of YA, equal parts eerie, heartbreaking, and fantastical." (ZYZZYVA).