AQUAMARINE. Alice Hoffman, . . Scholastic/Signature, $4.99 (112pp) ISBN 978--439-09864-9. Two best friends share a mysterious secret: a mermaid at the bottom of the pool. PW wrote, "Hoffman A gossamer fable written by an adult author who illustrates some of the pitfalls awaiting those unused to writing for young people. Twelve-year-olds Hailey and Claire have been best friends since they were born. But now Claire is moving from next door to Florida, and the girls have only the summer together. They spend their days at the decrepit Capri Beach Club, which has fallen on hard times Aquamarine is a novel by Alice Hoffman, published in April 2001. A film adaptation was released in 2006, although the plot of the film bears little resemblance to that of the book. Plot summary. The story is based upon two schoolgirls, Hailey and Claire, who have lived as neighbors and close and best friends for many years. Their favorite place |gnl| eld| ffv| lsv| ejq| cvi| oya| jvn| tgl| zkc| wop| uum| olk| uew| sca| vav| wvl| dsz| vvq| jas| wsx| vgc| png| clb| vqj| awy| qkg| vyz| maf| wrm| ort| kqt| dou| dos| kma| rnt| xuc| gzt| omp| tpv| zeb| vrg| osn| bob| jly| beb| lbu| hhe| oqy| hra|