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

Away from all of this, Acrilla brings all of the kids, including Noah, to the surface to help bring her brothers and all of the mermen back. 


“Follow me,” Acrilla says. They all see the boat and the commotion that’s happening. The question is, how are they going to fight against them? 


        “We can’t go back on the boat,” Calem says. “Samuel and his fishermen will kill us.”  


        “We shouldn’t think that way, Calem,” Acrilla says. “All we have to do is think how we are all going to get up there and find my brothers to get them out.” 


        “Noah, you have to stay here,” she says. “And I’ll be back.” Noah disagrees about leaving Acrilla to fight the fishermen.


“You know you can’t come with me,” Acrilla says. “If any of them spot you, go back under and swim home.” To avoid capture, Noah hides far from the boat so Captain Samuel and his crew will not see him. Acrilla leads the others to the boat where they hide along the sides. “Stay quiet, so they won’t hear us.”


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