RP Quiz #516025 for Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow (BL: 4. * Kela Boxhill Collectible Card (designed by Andrew Kolb )įeatured in the February 2022 'Finders Keepers' OwlCrate Jr box. Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts. In her beguiling debut middle grade novel, Lisa Stringfellow shows how the most powerful fantasy tales can be more true than ordinary life. This middle grade is emotional as Kela navigates the loss of her mother, while also being presented with a chance to get her back. Rita who enjoys collecting sea glass that she turns into jewelry, something her mother taught her how to do. Kela Boxhill is a 12-year-old Black girl from the fictional Caribbean island of St. 8, 2022 A young girl discovers a mermaid’s comb and is granted the chance of a lifetime. * Signed bookplate from Lisa Stringfellow A Comb of Wishes combines Caribbean mythology with a story about wishes and loss. A COMB OF WISHES by Lisa Stringfellow RELEASE DATE: Feb. And a wish that big will exact an even bigger price. Read 103 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.
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And despite her hatred of all humans, her magic requires that she make a bargain: the comb in exchange for a wish. But what Kela wants most is for her mother to be alive. A Comb of Wishes by Lisa Stringfellow A Comb of Wishes book. Ever since her mother’s death, Kela feels every bit as broken as the shards of glass, known as mermaid’s tears, that sparkle on the beaches of St. So when Kela and her friend Lissy stumble across an ancient-looking comb, with all she’s already lost, Kela can’t help but bring home her very own found treasure.ĭeep in the cold ocean, the mermaid Ophidia can feel that her comb has been taken. A Comb of Wishes Lisa Stringfellow 4.20 427 ratings120 reviews Sure enough, the sea woman will come for what’s hers. And despite her hatred of all humans, her magic requires that she make a bargain: the comb in exchange for a wish.īut what Kela wants most is for her mother to be alive.Ever since her mother’s death, Kela feels every bit as broken as the shards of glass, that sparkle on the Caribbean beaches of St.
So when Kela and her friend Lissy stumble across an ancient-looking comb in a coral cave, with all she’s already lost, Kela can’t help but bring home her very own found treasure.įar away, deep in the cold ocean, the mermaid Ophidia can feel that her comb has been taken. Set against the backdrop of Caribbean folklore, Lisa Stringfellow’s spellbinding middle grade debut tells of a grieving girl and a vengeful mermaid and will enchant readers who loved Kacen Callender’s Hurricane Child or Christian McKay Heidicker’s Scary Stories for Young Foxes.Įver since her mother’s death, Kela feels every bit as broken as the shards of glass, known as “mermaid’s tears,” that sparkle on the Caribbean beaches of St.
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