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| Mermaid Park | 
 enlarge | Author: Beth Mayall
Publisher: Razorbill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 590497
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 1595141375
EAN: 9781595141378
ASIN: 1595141375
Publication Date: May 10, 2007
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Product Description
Sixteen-year-old Amy rush doesnt expect much from her summer at the Jersey shore, until she stumbles on Mermaid park, an old tourist spot where girls dress in fabulous costumes and put on underwater shows. working at the park changes Amys life in more ways than she could have imagined. she finds romance, a newfound self-confidence, and discovers breathtaking revelations about long-buried family secrets.
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 I met Beth Mayall December 24, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My boyfriend's second cousin is married to the author and I had the pleasure of meeting her just tonight at his family's christmas eve party and we were just casually talking and she told me she wrote this book and I realized how much I really did love it. She said it was very hard work and that she didn't realize how much work went into a novel and that perhaps she'll write another one sometime soon, but right now, she's pregnant with a little boy.
I recommend this book because it was somewhat autobiographical for Beth and that she did such a great job with relating the character to the reader. Plus, her style is beautiful and lyrical and is absolutely amazing. Take my word for it, this book is definitely worth picking up. And I am not just saying that because she is in my bf's family. I truly think this book is deserve the read.
Mermaid Park June 19, 2007
I picked Mermaid Park up at the bookstore because the cover intruiged me. At first, I wasn't sure whether or not I would like the book. But as I got farther into the book, I loved it. The characters are well developed and they each have their own personality.
The plot has just enough twists and turns to keep you waiting. At first, I thought it would be very predictable but it turned out not to be, especially on the romance side.
If you're looking for a fun summer read, this is the book for you!
 Mermaid Park June 8, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Warning!! This is going to be one of the best books you are going to read. The book is Mermaid Park. The author of this book is Beth Mayall. This book has a bit of adventure and a bit of romance in it. Most of all I think it has a mystery behind this entire book.
The main character in this story is Amy Rush. The thing is that Amy is tired of always being the outsider in her family. She is tired of the distance between her sister, Mel. Nothing in sixteen-year old Amy holds the promise of anything but disappointment until a nightmare weekend at the New Jersey shore with her mother, sister and Tom, her stepfather, and tom leads to a discovery that will change her life. She never really liked her stepfather Tom.
When she was in New Jersey shore she first lays eyes on Mermaid Park. She felt like she stepped into a living, breathing fantasy. Girls dressed in fabulous costumes put on underwater shows. Amy becomes convinced that she could be one of the "mermaids." Over the summer she discovers that reality and fantasy is murkier than it seems.
Good despite some unbelievable bits March 24, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book to be written well with great description but also thought that several situations were pretty improbable, such as a manatee swimming into the swimming tank and Amy's becoming the mermaid queen seemed a little too convenient. Amy's surprise parentage seemed a little unbelievable as well, although I had guessed that her mother had worked at the park after several clues about her affection for mermaid merchandise.
Despite this, this book is a good read and I would recommend it! It's filled with summer romance, adventures, and all that can come from a teenager living in a new town for the summer without her family. It really makes you thirst for summer.
Summer... where are u January 23, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
First thing, this book totally made be crave summer. It's set at the New Jersey beach, lots of swimming, etc, etc... So reading in the middle of winter (like I did) can either make you crazy, or make you sweetly long for summer. Hopefully the latter.
Moments of gorgeous writing... By the end, the narrator is painfully real, and flawed. And her family is, too. There plot moves fast and is engaging... A few threads don't add up if you look too close, but I was along for the ride, and by the end, couldn't put it down. I kept thinking that it would make a great movie, with Orlando Bloom as Dylan... sigh.
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