LIZ KESSLER

When she incurs Neptune's wrath by finding a diamond ring buried under rocks in the ocean, twelve-year old Emily is put under a curse that will force her to choose to be either a mermaid or a human and split up her parents forever.

After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.

Poppy decides she's a pirate dog when she joins her family on vacation at the beach, but there's more to being a pirate dog than wearing the skull-and-crossbones scarf.

Embarrassed by her free-spirited parents and lonely when her best friend moves away, a self-conscious eleven-year-old girl named Philippa summons a wish-granting fairy godmother, with unexpected results.

It's Mom's birthday, so Tim and Suzy are planning a special pirate show for her. George and Poppy are helping by gathering and watching over the treasures. But then the neighbor's pet tortoise goes missing, and, even worse, so does Dad's birthday present for Mom! To top things off, Poppy hurts herself and has to wear a cone around her neck. What's a pirate dog to do?

Publisher Annotation: When Emily makes a wish on a magic stone, she gets a glimpse of what the future holds - and it's a disaster! She tries to make things right, but each trip through time takes Emily to a future where things turn out badly for either the humans of Brightport or the merpeople of Shiprock. Plastic pollutes the ocean, garbage overflows the landfills, and the two towns are no longer getting along. Emily realizes she can't save her hometown...

"Traveling home by cruise ship should be a relaxing break after Emily's latest adventure, but things take a turn when the ship is overtaken by a pirate king and his crew. After the pirates collect everyone's riches, they steal something even more valuable: Aaron. The pirate king's eldest son takes Aaron captive, forcing him to help guide the pirates to the mythical Trident's Treasure. So Emily dives into action and joins the younger son's crew in...

"Aaron wishes he were special like his best friends, Emily Windsnap and Shona Silkfin. But nothing exciting ever happens at his castle in the middle of the ocean. That is, until a mysterious ship visits, and all the crew members are strangely interested in Aaron's trident pendant. One even asks to take a closer look at it . . . and later Aaron realizes he never got it back! With Emily and Shona by his side, Aaron swims to the ship to retrieve his...

Emily Windsnap doesn't know how to swim. Her mother has always cautioned her to stay out of the water. But it's hard to make friends at the beach when everyone else is having fun in the waves! So when swimming lessons start at school, Emily is excited to finally have the chance to learn. Standing beside the pool, she feels the water calling her, but when she jumps in, she gets a strange, kind of scary sensation... like her legs are stuck together....