![]() ![]() ![]() But Keeper loves all things magical and marine she knows all about selkies, mermaids and sirens. ![]() Never speaking ill of Meggie Marie, Signe allows Keeper to remember her mother as a mermaid, assuming that one day Keeper will stop believing in magic. She has been cared for since that time by young Signe, who loves and protects her with a ferocious love. When she was only three years old, Keeper was abandoned by her mother, Meggie Marie, and her memories of that day are shaky and fading. ![]() Everything she touches, from a very special bowl to her mother’s gumbo pot to a neighbor’s ukulele, is ruined. The main character, Keeper, is having a terrible day. Both books rely on magical elements and old stories, but Keeper, with its 10-year-old main character, is more suitable for younger children, despite its length. Turns out, Keeper has many of the same elements of last year’s stunner for junior high and high schoolers, but with a completely different feel. Given that Appelt is also the author of stunning nonfiction ( Down Cut Shin Creek) and many picture books (I am partial to Bubba and Beau), I was curious to see what she would try next. Last year, Kathi Appelt won a Newbery Honor for her dark and magical novel, The Underneath. ![]()
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