Secrets We Tell the Sea by Martha Riva Palacio Obon

The only good thing about Sofia's mom sending her to live with her abuela is
that finally Sofia and the sea will meet face-to-face.
The sea has always called to Sofia, even when she and her mom lived in a
big city nowhere near its shore. That's how Sofia always knew she was a
mermaid - that, and the fact that the sea and its creatures are much easier to
understand than people. Like her mother, who is sending Sofia away instead
of her barracuda of a boyfriend; that's a flying fish if Sofia's ever seen one,
spending so much time reaching for the sky she can't see what's going on
below the surface. When Sofia meets her abuela, she knows she's up against
a sea dragon: fierce and guarded, but maybe not so bad when you're the one
she's guarding. Still, Sofia longs to meet another mermaid, someone who
understands her and the sea completely.
When Sofia meets Louisa, it seems like she's found just that - until the sea
betrays them both in one irreversible moment. Soon their town is overtaken by
hurricanes and floods and emotions and questions so big Sofia doesn't know
what to do with them. Like, how do you catch a flying fish? How do you make
friends with the sea again? And how do you calm the rough waters within
yourself?
Author Bio
Martha Riva Palacio Obon is a Mexican author of novels, poetry, stories, and
television for children of all ages. She won the 2011 Premio Barco de Vapor
for Mermaids Dream of Trilobites (which was also selected in 2013 for the
White Ravens International Children's Library Catalog), as well as the 2014
Premio Hispanoamericano de Poesia para Ninos for her illustrated poetry
book Lunatica. She has a degree in psychology.
Lourdes Heuer is a children's book author and poet. She was born in Spain
to Cuban immigrant parents, then moved to the United States in 1984. She
holds an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts and is an
Associate Professor of English at Broward College. She lives in South Florida
with her husband, son and three dogs. Connect with her on Twitter and
Instagram @LourdesHeuer.

Bloomsbury
On Sale: Oct 24/23
.22 x .33 • 256 pages
9781547608164 • $22.99 • CL - With dust jacket
Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic •
Ages 8-11 years