“An ocean beast with thirteen arms, oh,
From MERRYN ICEFALL AND THE DEEP
Seven eyes and twenty mouths, so,
Its fifty fangs chomp down before you know
And drag you into depths so very low
All while snacking on your nose or toe!”
—Legend of the Kraken
A Middle-Grade Fantasy
(62,000 words)
On the brink of losing her town to rising seas and the legendary Kraken, 12yo Merryn dares to cast off her worries and search for answers across a treacherous glacier. But in the dazzling metropolis she finds and loves, she risks becoming part of the problem … and abandoning her home forever.
The unfairness of Deep, with its endless learning and studying, counting and measuring. Even the Kraken risen from the depths wouldn’t have upset her this much. A new song—a dangerously loud, angry one—threatened to erupt from her throat.
From MERRYN ICEFALL AND THE DEEP
Weird Kid meets Frozen II in this story about the importance of joy in the often frightening era of climate change. An exploration of how determination can help solve impossible problems, it’ll appeal to fans of Impossible Creatures and Greenwild: The World Behind the Door.
Photo credit: Debby Ledet
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