Liz Kessler, The Truth about Aaron (The World of Emily Windsnap #3), Candlewick Press, April 2023, 64 pp., RRP $12.99 (pbk), ISBN 9781536225563
Aaron the mer-boy is catching up with his mermaid friends, Emily and Shona. They both have exciting things to tell, but Aaron doesn’t. That is, until, a ship arrives with some visitors and one of them takes his trident necklace. Aaron suspects that the visitors are pirates! He is taken aboard the ship, which is much more decadent on the inside than it is outside.
Then Aaron is introduced to King Neptune, who has Aaron’s necklace. King Neptune holds a trident just like the one on Aaron’s necklace and he has a surprise: Aaron is one of the king’s long-lost descendants. Now Aaron has a fun story to share with his friends!
The Truth About Aaron is the third book in this series of short chapter books. In the first book, we see Emily discovering that she is part mermaid and becoming friends with the mermaid Shona.
The World of Emily Windsnap is based on the New York bestselling Emily Windsnap series of middle-grade novels by Liz Kessler. The language is basic and the story is simple for emergent readers or reading aloud with bright, fun illustrations on every page.
A wonderful series of undersea adventures for younger readers.
Review by Pamela Ueckerman
