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The girl and the mermaid

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Alina and her granny live in a lighthouse by the sea: a home filled with the warmth of Granny’s magical stories. But Alina is worried. Granny’s memories and stories are starting to fade away, and she doesn’t know how to bring them back. Then one day, she meets a mermaid on the rocks near the lighthouse – and she’s swept into a magical deep-sea adventure that will change everything.

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ISBN: 9781526628091 Category: Children's - Picture Books Tags: Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Family issues, Picture storybooks: Imagination & play
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**A Waterstone’s Best Book of the Year 2024*
**”An instant classic” – Lancashire Post**
**”Magical” – Inis**
**”Breathtakingly beautiful – Robert Tregoning**

Alina and her granny live in a lighthouse by the sea: a home filled with the warmth of Granny’s magical stories.

But Alina is worried. Granny’s memories and stories are starting to fade away, and she doesn’t know how to bring them back. Then one day, she meets a mermaid on the rocks near the lighthouse – and she’s swept into a magical deep-sea adventure that will change everything.

A modern classic from the bestselling creators of The Girl and the Dinosaur.

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Weight 0.206 kg
Dimensions 29.8 × 23.4 × 0.6 cm
Author

Hughes, Hollie

Publisher

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Imprint

Bloomsbury Children's Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

32

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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