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Sukey and the Mermaid

by Robert D. San Souci
Brian Pinkney
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Storyteller say,
This happened oncet upon a time,
on a little island off the coast
of South Carolina.
A girl named Sukey lived with her ma and new step-pa. Sukey called her step-pa "Mister Hard-Times." Every day, while he watched, she hoed the weeds in the garden and every day, she sang:
Mister Hard-Times,
Since you come
My ma don't like me,
My work never done.
But one morning, when her step-pa wasn't looking, Sukey ran away to her secret hiding place by the sea and unwittingly called up Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. The adventures that followed changed her life forever.
In this dream-woven story, artfully retold by Robert D. San Souci from an American folktale, a poor girl finds her wishes answered not by treasure, or the sea's magic, but by goodness and love.

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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Kindle Book

  • Release date: October 29, 2013

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  • ISBN: 9781481409902
  • Release date: October 29, 2013

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781481409902
  • File size: 13039 KB
  • Release date: October 29, 2013

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Kindle Book
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subjects

Juvenile Fiction Folklore

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:4.8
Lexile® Measure:760
Interest Level:K-3(LG)
Text Difficulty:3-4

Storyteller say,
This happened oncet upon a time,
on a little island off the coast
of South Carolina.
A girl named Sukey lived with her ma and new step-pa. Sukey called her step-pa "Mister Hard-Times." Every day, while he watched, she hoed the weeds in the garden and every day, she sang:
Mister Hard-Times,
Since you come
My ma don't like me,
My work never done.
But one morning, when her step-pa wasn't looking, Sukey ran away to her secret hiding place by the sea and unwittingly called up Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. The adventures that followed changed her life forever.
In this dream-woven story, artfully retold by Robert D. San Souci from an American folktale, a poor girl finds her wishes answered not by treasure, or the sea's magic, but by goodness and love.

Expand title description text
Juvenile Fiction Folklore