{"product_id":"mermaid-scales-and-the-town-of-sand-9781974734658","title":"Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand","description":"\u003cb\u003eEveryone besides Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the town holds a secret annual festival to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...?\u003c\/b\u003e \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone besides Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the town holds a secret annual festival to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...? \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tokiko's parents break up, she and her father move from the bustling city to a sleepy coastal town to live with her grandmother. Starting sixth grade in a new school where everyone has known each other their whole lives isn't easy. Things start to look up when local boy Yosuke, another outsider, wants to be friends. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then strange memories start to surface. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwimming in the ocean... \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrowning... \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGetting saved by... \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e...a \u003ci\u003emerman\u003c\/i\u003e? \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYosuke denies the presence of merfolk, yet the townspeople hold a festival to honor them every year. Can Tokiko solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yoko Komori\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781974734658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2023 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023 pg. 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoko Komori won the Silver Award at the fourth Golden Tiara Grand Prix in 2010, a year when no gold was awarded, for her debut manga \u003ci\u003eKimi ga Shindara\u003c\/i\u003e (If You Die). Her manga \u003ci\u003eSirius and Mayu\u003c\/i\u003e (Sirius and Cocoon) was serialized in the monthly magazine \u003ci\u003eYOU\u003c\/i\u003e in 2011 and collected into a graphic novel in 2012. Her graphic novels \u003ci\u003eMermaid Scales and the Town of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKokage-kun wa Majo\u003c\/i\u003e (My Friend Kokage Is a Witch) were released in 2013 and 2016, respectively.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yoko Komori","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42917367349311,"sku":"9781974734658","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781974734658.jpg?v=1770654492","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/mermaid-scales-and-the-town-of-sand-9781974734658","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}