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The million dollar mermaid

by Esther Williams

These are the absolute best of our bestselling hardcover titles -- published in paperback eight to twelve months after our hardcover publication date. Ideal for outreach and nursing home programs.For the hundreds of thousands of people who have seen and loved Esther Williams's movies, comes a wonderfully witty, fresh, and frank autobiography, all about an eighteen-year-old championship swimmer who reluctantly answers the siren call of MGM.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?