Breathe and Count Back from Ten

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Synopsis
In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body.Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body.Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks . . . and Verónica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they definitely would never let her be with Alex, her cute new neighbor.She decides it’s time to seize control of her life, but her plans come crashing down when she learns her parents have been hiding the truth from her—the truth about her own body.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780358536789
Related ISBNs:
9780358536864
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Natalia Sylvester.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Entertainment, Teens, Disability-Related, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Grade Levels:
Eighth grade
Reading Age:
13 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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