num_pages: 64
description: This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in each other. The Mer-Child -- with his pale green skin, surf-white hair, and shimmering tail -- is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl -- child of a black mother and a white father --has been ostracized both because of her race and because her legs are paralyzed. The bond they weave, against all odds, becomes a wondrous celebration of our common capacity to love.
language: English
title: The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults
titlecomplete: The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults
genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, Mermaids
ratings_count: 15
publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY