Suki Sato and the Real Life Mermaid - Middle Grade Graphic Novel PitchSuki, an antisocial 12 year old, hates the beach despite living there. She doesn’t understand why her dad insists on staying in their tiny beach home or why everything in her life revolves around the beach. When she finds a mermaid ensnared in a plastic ring, Suki discovers she’s half mermaid! Now, she has to keep this secret while trying to put together the puzzle pieces of her family’s story while dealing with a budding crush on her new mermaid friend.
The story features themes of non-traditional familial structures, growing up and self discovery set against a tropical, colorful backdrop of coastal towns and underwater cities.