H L NE BOUDREAU never spotted a real mermaid while growing up on an island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, but she believes mermaids are just as plausible as giant squids, flying fish, or electric eels. She now writes fiction and non-fiction for kids from her land-locked home in Ontario, Canada. www.heleneboudreau.com
Bravo to Helene Boudreau for hitting the bull's-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story. --The New York Journal of Books