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Title details for Keeper by Kathi Appelt - Available

Keeper

by Kathi Appelt
Kathi Appelt
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Newbery Medal Honoree Kathi Appelt enchants with a tale about mermaids, mermen, and what happens when you believe in fairy tales for too long.
Keeper was born in the ocean, and she believes she is part mermaid. So when she accidentally sets off a series of disasters, she goes out looking for her mother—an unpredictable and uncommonly gorgeous woman who swam away when Keeper was three. Keeper heads right for the ocean, right for the sandbar where mermaids are known to gather on full moon nights. But her boat is too small for the surf—and much too small for the storm that is brewing on the horizon.
Kathi Appelt follows her award-winning and New York Times bestselling novel The Underneath with this stunning, mysterious, and breathtaking tale of a girl who outgrows fairy tales just a little too late—and learns in the end that there is nothing more magical and mythical than love itself.

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  • Release date

    May 18, 2010

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780743599542
      • File size: 182967 KB
      • Duration: 06:21:10

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5
    • Lexile® Measure: 770
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The author's honeyed voice recounts her story of Keeper, a 10-year-old girl who rides a rowboat into the Gulf of Mexico to find her missing mother, who she's sure is a mermaid. Using an omniscient point-of-view that allows listeners to enter the minds of a cat, two dogs, a seagull, an elderly neighbor, and Keeper herself, Appelt mixes sea lore and family drama. The style is reminiscent of her animal-centric Newbery Honor winner, THE UNDERNEATH. Appelt aptly portrays a comical seagull who constantly calls "come on, come on," and means it. She also deftly portrays Two, the dog left behind, who encourages his humans with "yep, yep, yep" even when he wishes he could bark "nope, nope, nope." Full of flashbacks and gentle humor, this is a keeper. M.M.C. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5
  • Lexile® Measure:770
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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