{"id":33206,"date":"2018-07-23T23:34:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T03:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33206"},"modified":"2018-07-23T23:34:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T03:34:44","slug":"review-of-fish-girl-by-donna-jo-napoli-and-david-wiesner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=33206","title":{"rendered":"Review of Fish Girl, by Donna Jo Napoli and David Wiesner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fish_girl_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/fish_girl_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"250\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-35153\" \/><\/a><em>Fish Girl<\/em><\/p>\n<p>story by Donna Jo Napoli &#038; David Wiesner<br \/>\npictures by David Wiesner<\/p>\n<p>Clarion Books, 2017.  188 pages.<br \/>\nReview written in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite children\u2019s fantasy writers Donna Jo Napoli has teamed up with the amazing illustrator David Wiesner to produce a gorgeous graphic novel.<\/p>\n<p>The story is about a young mermaid who is kept in captivity by a man who calls himself Neptune, god of the sea.  The building is next to the ocean, and the man puts on shows for tourists.  Fish Girl\u2019s job is to let the tourists get glimpses of her, but never a good look.  And she picks up the coins they throw into the tank after the show.<\/p>\n<p>Then a 12-year-old girl sees Fish Girl.  She\u2019s afraid Neptune will find out.  But the girl comes back, and the two become friends.  Fish Girl starts climbing out of the tank at night \u2013 which changes things.  She begins asking questions about the stories Neptune has told her.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of unanswered questions in this graphic novel \u2013 the story is mostly told through the pictures.  But the story is gripping, and the pictures are stunning.  And we\u2019re rooting for Fish Girl as she makes a friend and gets a name and starts thinking about freedom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmhco.com\">hmhco.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0544815122\/sonderbooksco-20\" target=\"outside\">Buy from Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find this review on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\">Sonderbooks<\/a> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/fish_girl.html\">www.sonderbooks.com\/Childrens_Fiction\/fish_girl.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Disclosure: I am an Amazon Affiliate, and will earn a small percentage if you order a book on Amazon after clicking through from my site.<\/p>\n<p>Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:  I am a professional librarian, but I maintain my website and blogs on my own time.  The views expressed are solely my own, and in no way represent the official views of my employer or of any committee or group of which I am part.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"none\" data-via=\"Sonderbooks\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>What did you think of this book?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fish Girl story by Donna Jo Napoli &#038; David Wiesner pictures by David Wiesner Clarion Books, 2017. 188 pages. Review written in 2017. One of my favorite children\u2019s fantasy writers Donna Jo Napoli has teamed up with the amazing illustrator David Wiesner to produce a gorgeous graphic novel. 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