The Girl with the Mermaid Hair

The Girl with the Mermaid Hair

By Delia Ephron

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Grades 6 - 8Grades 3 - 5n/a553869

Click. Sukie Jamieson takes a selfie after her tennis lesson. Click. She takes one before she has to give a presentation in class. Click. She takes one to be sure there's nothing in her teeth after eating pizza at Clementi's. And if she can't take a selfie, she checks her reflection in windows, spoons, car chrome—anything available, really. So when her mother gives her an exquisite full-length mirror that once belonged to her grandmother, Sukie is thrilled. So thrilled that she doesn't listen to her mother's warning: “This mirror will be your best friend and worst enemy.” Because mirrors, as Sukie discovers, show not only the faraway truth but the truth close up. And finding out that close-up truth changes people. Often forever.

Acclaimed novelist and screenwriter Delia Ephron crafts a powerful novel of truth, beauty, and the secrets about family and friends that lie beneath perfection.

Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN-13: 9780061542602
ISBN-10: 0061542601
Published on 1/5/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320

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This book started off rough, not engaging me, then it takes a very sharp and steep turn DOWN. AWFUL. I could only make it through 2 chapters of this trash because there were swear words and inappropriate content. It saddens the soul to know just how realistic this depiction of a teenage girl's life is like. And all Sukie cares about is how she LOOKS to boys. Not for anyone younger than 13, if you are stubborn and MUST read it against my good judgment.