"15-year-old Corinth was just trying to clean up the beach. She never expected to meet a mermaid. After the deadly fanged mermaid Skylla mysteriously lets Corinth live, they grow closer through a cautious exchange of stories, gifts, and sign language. Mermaids, it turns out, eat people--but however terrifying Skylla may look, she's a little younger, a little smaller, and perhaps a little too soft for all that. Bewitched by Corinth and their growing bond, Skylla learns all about the best things in life on land--books, burgers, and this strange human sound called laughter. But a storm is brewing: both at sea, and in Corinth's dangerous relationship with her jealous boyfriend. A magical bargain may be the only thing that can save them both: paid at a tremendous cost. An urban fantasy retelling of 'The Little Mermaid'"--Page 4 of cover.
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