Fourteen year old Tyler and his little sister Emma meet their neighbors foster son, fourteen year old Calem at their beach house in Hampton Bays, New York. After discovering unusual fishermen and nearly drowning, Emma discovers that there is something in the water that helps save her. After sneaking out to the beach at night, the kids discover a mermaid named Acrilla who helped Emma. She takes them to her underwater home where she, and the other mermaids live. Unfortunately, they are in danger from humans who take sea mammals and sell them for money. It is up to Tyler, Emma, and Calem to help the mermaids protect the wild ocean animals while keeping it a secret from their parents.

The Golden Tail at Hampton Bays is created by Michelle Fishkin, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

The Golden Tail at Hampton Bays

While sitting and relaxing, they both look up at the stars as Emma sleeps on Tyler’s lap. It is a beautiful night despite what they went through. 


“I feel like sometimes people forget how nice nights are when you look at the stars, especially when there aren’t any nearby lights to make it hard to see the sky,” Tyler says. “You go to the beach during the day, but never think about what it looks like at night.”


“I agree,” Calem says. “I’ve never seen anything like this.” Emma moves around in the boat to make herself comfortable. 


“Should we try to head back now?” Tyler asks. Calem shrugs his shoulders as he and Tyler pick up the oars to row again. They stop rowing as they suddenly feel something bump against the boat.


Tyler looks off the sides of the boat but doesn’t see anything. “It could have been a large fish passing by,” he says. Calem gets up and also looks down. 


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