Tails Of Emily Windsnap 9 Books - Ages 9-14 - Paperback - Liz Kessler

This nine-book paperback set brings together Liz Kessler’s Emily Windsnap adventures for readers aged 9–14. Emily lives on a boat, and her mother is determined to keep her away from the sea. Everything changes during her first school swimming lesson, when Emily discovers she grows a tail as soon as she enters the water.

Across the series, Emily’s life expands from Brightport to secret islands and distant seas, where humans and merfolk live side by side. Her curiosity draws her into forbidden places, long-buried secrets and urgent missions connected to Neptune. Along the way she faces legendary dangers, mysterious locations and difficult choices that affect both land and ocean, with friends and rivals never far away.

Included titles

• The Tail of Emily Windsnap
• Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep
• Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist
• Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret
• Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun
• Emily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost Souls
• Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island
• Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince
• Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time

Key details

• Nine-book collection
• Paperback format
• By Liz Kessler
• Recommended age range: 9–14

Synopses

The Tail of Emily Windsnap

Emily lives on a boat, but her mother is strangely anxious about keeping her out of the water. During her first school swimming lesson, Emily learns why: the moment she gets into the pool, she grows a tail.

Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep

Emily arrives at a new home on a secret island near the Bermuda Triangle, where humans and merfolk live together. After exploring forbidden places, she accidentally wakes the kraken, a legendary sea monster that has slept for two hundred years.

Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist

Emily finds a magic ring buried in the sand, only to discover it belongs to Neptune. The ring will not come off, and an angry Neptune sends Emily’s boat spinning across the sea until a mysterious castle appears in the mist.

Emily Windsnap and the Siren's Secret

Back in Brightport, Emily’s family tries to follow Neptune’s orders to bring humans and merfolk together, but their efforts seem doomed. After being thrown out of mermaid school and scorned by Mandy Rushton, Emily searches for the lost sirens banished to a top secret undersea cavern.

Emily Windsnap and the Land of the Midnight Sun

Emily and Aaron are sent on a top secret mission by King Neptune, driven by nightmares he cannot explain. In the Land of the Midnight Sun, an icy world of mountains and glaciers, they uncover a mystery more dangerous than they expected.

Emily Windsnap and the Ship of Lost Souls

A school trip to a beautiful island leads Emily and her friends into another adventure. A mysterious ship sometimes appears on the horizon, and its secret may be connected to the lost city of Atlantis.

Emily Windsnap and the Falls of Forgotten Island

Emily discovers a hidden world beyond the falls of Forgotten Island, but it is not the paradise it first appears to be. With a curse over the island and disaster looming, she becomes entangled in an ancient prophecy and sets out to find a legendary giant believed to be the islanders’ only hope.

Emily Windsnap and the Pirate Prince

When Aaron is captured by pirates, Emily joins a rival pirate crew to try to rescue him. The Pirate Prince agrees to help if Emily assists in finding the Trident’s Treasure, but she soon learns pirates hate mermaids and her identity could put both their lives at risk.

Emily Windsnap and the Tides of Time

Emily returns to Brightport, missing the adventures she has had at sea, and finds her homecoming is far from warm. With a new wishing stone that grants three wishes, she tries to make things better, but each wish seems to end badly and creates consequences for both land and ocean.