The Mermaid's Mirror - L. K. Madigan [96]
Great love and gratitude goes to Beverly, who not only reads my books and comments thoughtfully, but sculpts beautiful mermaid artwork, of which I have been the lucky recipient.
My dear friend Jo read this book when it was a middle-grade manuscript and loved it so much that she read it to her fifth grade class. Her faith in my writing over the years has been a gift.
Lindsey Leavitt, Saundra Mitchell, and Sonia Gensler are ... well, they're all really necessary to my writerly happiness. As are the Debs (www.feastofawesome.com).
Many thanks to my friend Martha for graciously allowing me the use of her name, and Leslie's.
Surfing sage and board-maker extraordinaire Robbie Dick read through the manuscript to check for surfing goofs. Thank you, Robbie.
Benita's singing inspired some of the song choices in the book; I have her to thank for "Bowlegged Women."
To my talented teen readers: thanks for the great comments on the manuscript, Taylor (T-Dog), and thanks for being my very FIRST teen reader, Brittany (so long ago you're out of your teens!).
I borrowed the idea of braided yarn anklets from my young friend Iris. She is a strong, smart teen who makes the demanding discipline of tae kwon do look easy, and I'm glad to know her.
I saved the best for last: Unending love and heartfelt thanks to my husband, Neil, who first listened to me describe the idea for this story almost a decade ago, and never stopped believing it would one day be a real book.
And of course, big love and heartfelt thanks to my son, who has adapted to life with an author mom and is proud of me. But not prouder than I am of him! Love you, NBW (more).
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Front
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
CHAPTER 3
CHAPTER 4
CHAPTER 5
CHAPTER 6
CHAPTER 7
CHAPTER 8
CHAPTER 9
CHAPTER 10
CHAPTER 11
CHAPTER 12
CHAPTER 13
CHAPTER 14
CHAPTER 15
CHAPTER 16
CHAPTER 17
CHAPTER 18
CHAPTER 19
CHAPTER 20
CHAPTER 21
CHAPTER 22
CHAPTER 23
CHAPTER 24
CHAPTER 25
CHAPTER 26
CHAPTER 27
CHAPTER 28
CHAPTER 29
CHAPTER 30
CHAPTER 31
CHAPTER 32
CHAPTER 33
CHAPTER 34
CHAPTER 35
CHAPTER 36
CHAPTER 37
CHAPTER 38
CHAPTER 39
CHAPTER 40
CHAPTER 41
CHAPTER 42
CHAPTER 43
CHAPTER 44
CHAPTER 45
CHAPTER 46
CHAPTER 47
CHAPTER 48
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