Bayou Magic

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Book Overview

A magical coming-of-age story from Coretta Scott King honor author Jewell Parker Rhodes, rich with Southern folklore, friendship, family, fireflies and mermaids- plus an environmental twist.

It's city-girl Maddy's first summer in the bayou, and she just falls in love with her new surroundings- the glimmering fireflies, the glorious landscape, and something else, deep within the water, that only she can see. Could it be a mermaid?...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316224847
• ISBN13: 9780316224840
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7