Breathe and Count Back from Ten

Verónica, a Peruvian‑American teen with hip dysplasia, auditions to become a mermaid at a Central Florida theme park in the summer before her senior year, all while figuring out her first real boyfriend and how to feel safe in her own body, in this gorgeously written and authentic novel. Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body. Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks . . . and Verónica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it. And they definitely would never let her be with Alex, her cute new neighbor. She decides it's time to seize control of her life, but her plans come crashing down when she learns her parents have been hiding the truth from her-the truth about her own body.

ISBN:	9780358536864
Publisher:	HMH Books
Imprint:	Clarion Books
Published date:	07 Jul 2022
DEWEY:	813.54
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	346
Weight:	444g
Height:	150mm
Width:	216mm
Spine width:	34mm

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