The Lake Michigan Mermaid (Made in Michigan Writers)
by Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen
A modern-day fairy tale told in conversation between a young girl and the mermaid of Lake Michigan. The Lake Michigan Mermaid is a new tale that feels familiar. The breeze off the lake, the sand underfoot, the supreme sadness of being young and not in control-these sensations come rushing back page by page, bringing to life an ancient myth of coming of age in a troubled world. Freed from the minds of Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen, the Lake Michigan mermaid serves as a voice of reason...
There Is No Place Without You (Jewish Poetry Project, #27)
by Maya Bernstein