The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Gender identity is a prominent theme, with positive representations of a character who is both genders and another who is genderless. View All Available Formats & Editions Hardcover 18.99 Paperback 10.99 eBook 9.99 Audio MP3 on CD 19.99 Audio CD 28. You can read her writing for adults in her column for Catapult Magazine (Fear and Loathing in Utero), and her fiction on The Rumpus, Joyland Magazine, and Columbia Journal for Literature and the Arts. The Mermaid, The Witch, and The Sea is her first novel. Strong language is rare (including 's-t' and 'ass'). Maggie Tokuda-Hall has an MFA in creative writing from USF, and a strong cake-decorating game. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-HallMaggie Tokuda-Hall Editorial Reviews eBook 9.9910.99Save 9Current price is 9.99, Original price is 10.99. Maggie Tokuda-Hall is the author of Also an Octopus, illustrated by Benji Davies. People drink mermaid's blood and hallucinate and lose memories. A couple of characters are alcoholics with negative effects described. There are a few sensual kisses and light making out without graphic detail or mention of body parts. Violence includes slitting throats, a graphic description of waterboarding, implied rape, mention of sexual slavery, cutting off a finger as punishment, a brutal lashing, threats of poisoning, mass execution, and a gunshot to the head, often with descriptions of blood and detailed descriptions of pain. It has violence and adult themes that make it for teens, not kids. Parents need to know that Maggie Tokuda-Hall's The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea is a fantasy adventure that explores the issue of imperialism and involves a romance between a gender-fluid pirate and an imperial teen noblewoman. A few scenes take place in taverns, and rum is mentioned as part of a ship's stores.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.

Mermaid's blood is called the 'oblivion drink' and makes people hallucinate and lose memories. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea is her debut novel, which she started when working as a children’s bookseller.

A couple of characters are alcoholic negative effects on themselves and others are described.