A mermaid who doesn't know how to swim and thinks that she is afraid of the water doesn't sound likely does it? In Tail of Emily Windsnap by Liz Kessler the reader meets Emily and her mother who live on a boat surrounded by water yet Emily does not know how to swim. Her mother has always objected to her learning how and when she finally agrees to let her join the swim class at school their lives are set on a course that will bring about major changes and the revelation of a big secret.For grades 5-8.
