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River mermaid  Cover Image Book Book

River mermaid / Christy Goerzen.

Summary:

Mercedes has dreamed of following her mother's footsteps to become an artist since she was a child. When her application to a prestigious art school is rejected, she is devastated and wants to give up her dream. But when her mom becomes seriously ill and life serves her a traumatic situation, she finds her art is the only thing that will pull her through.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1989724108 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781989724101 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 335 pages
  • Publisher: Vancouver, BC : Crwth Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 14.95
Subject: Teenage girls > Fiction.
Artists > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Self-acceptance > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch YA Goerz 31681020191938 YADULT Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    "Mercedes is an artist who longs to follow in the footsteps of her famous mother. Her dreams are shattered when she doesn't get accepted into a prestigious art school. But when life serves her devastating news, she turns to creativity to get through"--
  • Univ of Toronto Pr

    Mercedes is an artist who longs to follow in the footsteps of her famous mother. Her dreams are shattered when she doesn't get accepted into a prestigious art school. But when live serves her devastating news, she turns to creativity to get through.

  • Univ of Toronto Pr

    Mercedes lives for art. Her mother is a famous sculptor, and since she was a small child Mercedes has dreamed of following in her mother's footsteps. But it's hard living in the shadow of a legend. And when Mercedes's application at a prestigious art school is rejected, she is devastated and walks away from her art.

    Try as she does, she finds it hard to build a life as a regular teen. And when life serves her a traumatic situation, her art is the only thing that will pull her through.

    An exploration of grief and self-acceptance, this novel-in-verse celebrates the healing power of creativity.


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