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Between Words: A Friendship Tale

Saki Tanaka

Illustrator: Saki Tanaka

Ages: 6+

Published: 2024

Publisher: Orchard Books/Scholastic

ISBN: 978-1-338-73625-0

Keywords: Fantasy-Language, culture, loneliness, fantasy

Living a nomadic lifestyle with his father, Kai has trouble making friends, until he has a chance encounter with a mermaid. Warm pencil and watercolor art. Author's note.