Lucy and the Merman
by Audrey Brixner
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One day, Lucy discovers a merman. You'd think that would be the start of an exciting adventure, but this particular merman is a married, older man with male-pattern baldness who repays Lucy's help with an introduction to his family, a little tour of his house, and a nice night at a music festival. Except for creepy vibes from all the merfolk, nothing ever really happens. The end.
I remember flipping through this book as a kid and looking at the pictures, but I don't think I ever read it. That of course didn't stop me from holding onto it for fifty-plus years.
I remember flipping through this book as a kid and looking at the pictures, but I don't think I ever read it. That of course didn't stop me from holding onto it for fifty-plus years.
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Vintage Scholastic (TX3868)
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- Original publication date
- 1977
- People/Characters
- Lucy; Triton, a merman; Miss Pennybaker; Nancy, Lucy's friend; Thetis, a merwoman; Sabrina, a mermaid (show all 10); Proteus, a merman; Daniel, a merman; Neptune (king); Lucy's mother
- Important places
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California, USA
- Dedication
- For Jane Amber Copilow
- First words
- "Oh, nuts!" Lucy sat down on Miss Pennybaker's doorstep. She almost knocked over a plastic bucket that was standing there.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Where does this water come from, she wondered?
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She left lonely for ever
The kings of the sea.'
- Matthew Arnold - Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Includes "The Forsaken Merman," a poem by Matthew Arnold.
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- Fiction and Literature, Fantasy, Kids
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