The Water's Call
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Pub Date 11 Mar 2025 | Archive Date 31 Aug 2026
Arctis Books | Arctis
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Description
"A fun family read-aloud that’s reminiscent of the Boxcar Children series." -Kirkus Reviews
Marine mystery, adventure, and a wonderful friendship! For as long as she can remember, Alea has felt drawn to the sea. But she is also afraid of it because coming into contact with water could be fatal to her—or at least that’s what Alea’s mother told her foster mother before she disappeared.
One day, Alea joins the Alpha Cru kids, who live on a sailboat and spend their time sailing the sea. During the first big storm, Alea is swept overboard. Instead of fear, she is filled with a profound calm, and feels totally safe in the water. She can swim like a fish...and she can also breathe like one. The ugly lumps behind her ears, which she has always hidden under her hair, have developed into gills, and those between her fingers are now webs. The secret she never knew she had is that she can turn into a mermaid . . . After that, nothing is the same again.
An international bestselling ecological fantasy adventure in which a young girl finds out her origins are from the Sea People and can turn into a mermaid. 10+
A Note From the Publisher
A international bestselling 10-book series from Germany, now in English!
Advance Praise
With its brisk pacing and the kids’ quaint, old-fashioned dialogue (“Goody gumdrops,” “Alea told me you all were strange birds…But only now do I understand what she meant”), this episodic series opener is a fun family read-aloud that’s reminiscent of the Boxcar Children series. The young people, who range in age from roughly 9 to about 18, have been through traumatic experiences, which are handled with a light touch. Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781646908158 |
| PRICE | $10.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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Reviewer 1714418
I had already read a couple of books in this series in german as a kid and seeing that they're now being translated into english makes me so happy! I really loved these books when I was younger and now they’re available to an even wider audience!! The Water's Call is the start to a wonderful middle grade book series about friendship and found family, belonging, growing self-confidence, adventure, and magic! This was super fast paced and although as an older reader I now found myself cringing a bit at certain parts, I’d still highly recommend this book to children or anyone looking for an adventurous middle grade story!!
Thank you to Netgalley and Arctis Books for the eArc in exchange for an honest review!
Kourtney R, Reviewer
I loved reading this book. It was very well written and the plot pulls you in and makes you want to read more. I definitely recommend
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