Review: Splash Into A Good Summer Story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2011
Between the Land and the Sea is the first book in the "Marina's Tales" series of YA novels dealing with teens in the San Francisco area and the sleepy seaside towns nearby. Ms. Anderson gives us some fun and non-stereotypical characters to follow: Marina- a homeschooled brainiac who has to start school for the first time at age sixteen; Ethan- an "in crowd" surfer dude who is not egotistical and works hard to further his dreams, Megan- a chubby, introverted girl who comes out of her shell when her gift of singing is discovered, Cruz- Marina's cousin who follows his own beat and loves to design women's clothing, Aunt Evie- an old friend of the family who "gifts" Marina with designer clothes and sports cars, and finally Aunt Abby- her bohemian aunt who allows her to live with her if she puts up with a 101 different ways to prepare tofu meals.Need I say more? Oh yes, I should, because Marina discovers that her mother was a Mermaid who gave up the sea to find true love. Marina has to deal with the ramifications of being half-Mermaid, half-human, and is hard-pressed to resist the call of the Mermaids to join them in their underwater kingdom and give up her life on land.This is an easy-to read novel, but it packs quality into its pages!RaeBest O' Books