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A Mermaid's Diary
- Author
- Chris Riddell
- Narrator
- Josie Charles
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 25 July 2025
- Run Time
- 1 hour 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Meet shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw.
She lives in the quiet backwater of Sleepy Cove, collects messages in bottles, rides seahorses and enjoys the hobby of ‘walking’ on the beach and visiting friends.
Life is perfect until Atalanta learns of plans by developers Bristle & Splinter to transform Sleepy Cove into a luxury seaside golf resort. Realizing that this plan will destroy her home, she enlists the help of her friends, old and new, to try to stop it . . .
'Charming, witty, imaginative’ The Bookseller
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Details
- Author
- Chris Riddell
- Narrator
- Josie Charles
- Duration
- 1 hour 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 July 2025
- ISBN
- 9781004192335
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy
Synopsis
Dive into a mermaid's diary and discover all the underwater secrets in this fantasy adventure from award-winning Chris Riddell.Meet shy mermaid Atalanta Scrimshaw.She lives in the quiet backwater of Sleepy Cove, collects messages in bottles, rides seahorses and enjoys the hobby of ‘walking’ on the beach and visiting friends.Life is perfect until Atalanta learns of plans by developers Bristle & Splinter to transform Sleepy Cove into a luxury seaside golf resort. Realizing that this plan will destroy her home, she enlists the help of her friends, old and new, to try to stop it . . .'Charming, witty, imaginative’ The Bookseller
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