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Swim to Me
Swim to Me
Author: Betsy Carter
More at home in the water than in the company of her own family, a young woman fulfills her unlikely dream of becoming a mermaid. — Welcome to Weeki Wachee Springs, located on the beautiful Gulf Coast of Florida. Hailed as the City of Live Mermaids, the fabled Springs has been attracting tourists since 1947, but as of late, business is drying up....  more »
ISBN-13: 9781565124929
ISBN-10: 1565124928
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 21 ratings
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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reviewed Swim to Me on + 22 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
It was an interesting book. Great discription and good charecters kept me reading. The story, however, kinda fizzles to an anti-climatic end. I can't help but think, it could have been so much better.
TropicAtHeart avatar reviewed Swim to Me on + 32 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is entertaining and has an interesting premise. A young girl is enthralled by the underwater mermaid show at a small theme park, and grows up to join them. The idea of the mermaid show is basically Seaworld, with humans donning flippers and performing themselves.

It's what I would consider to be a relaxing read. The character have vastly different and interesting experiences. There's a lot of potential for conflict (such as what might occur in a Wally Lamb or Billie Letts novel), but instead of exploring that potential, the conflict just evaporates, and everyone lives more or less happily ever after. Mildly interesting, but not earth-shattering. I was glad I read it, though I wouldn't consider it worthy of a re-read.
reviewed Swim to Me on + 45 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
this book was different and great. it was a really neat story plus it gave you a great mental picture of wikki wachee. i just wish it was longer! this book is a great coming of age book!
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Helpful Score: 1
Good summer reading.
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Readnmachine avatar reviewed Swim to Me on + 1474 more book reviews
This coming-of-age story, set in the late 50s, has a winning heroine in Delores Walker, who leaves her conflict-filled Bronx home to become a mermaid in a Florida roadside amusement park. The character development is well-done, but the abrupt ending is not at all satisfying.
gilligan avatar reviewed Swim to Me on + 4 more book reviews
Being from Florida, this book was a fun look back at the "Glory" days of the theme parks prior to Disney. The Mermaids still swim....
SuzanneB avatar reviewed Swim to Me on
This is a delightful little gem of a book with interesting characters. I especially loved all of the NY-FL settings and the way the characters float in and out of narration. I did not want it to end.


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