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28 books based on 22 votes: Of Poseidon by Anna Banks, Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs, The Deep by Helen Dunmore, Ingo by Helen Dunmore, Tide Knot b...

Here's  new list of mermaid books on Goodreads.  It would be so awesome if some of you could vote for my book to get it up a little higher in the ranks.

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Mt. Juliet resident and author Donna Driver spoke with students at West Wilson Middle School on Thursday.

It's an article about my visit to West Wilson Middle School yesterday to talk about my novel and the process of writing.  It's got a little video too!

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I really enjoyed the different take on mermaids. I'd love to see a drawing of what the author describes, just so the picture could be clearer in my mind, although Ms. Driver's description was excellent. What really blows my mind is that this could quite possibly be a reality. An extremely exciting prospect!

Another favorite quote from the Tome Tender review of Cry of the Sea!

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Great review of my book Cry of the Sea and an interview with me at this web site!  My favorite line: "Cry of the Sea is unlike any mermaid book I've ever read. It is full of intrigue, passion, activism, with a great message, and it had a satisfying end."  Read the review, trust her, and go get yourself a copy!  Please mermaid fans.

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Do you think mermaids are real?

That's what the librarian at St. Cecelia's Academy asked the girls in her book club yesterday when she was introducing me and my book Cry of the Sea to them.  A couple girls shyly raised their hands.  "Well," she told them, "if you read this book, it really seems possible that they are."

Normally I'd say she was being a little dramatic, but this 50+ year old woman actually seemed pretty convinced that if there were real mermaids, they would be like the ones in my book. 

Then, because my main character, Juniper Sawfeather, is Indian American and there is a fair bit of her Chinook culture thrown into the story, she brought me a little book called "I Hear the Owl Call My Name".  She asked if I had read it, because it was one of her favorites as a child and was all about the American Indians of the northwest.  I said, I hadn't, and she gave it to me.  "You must read it," she said. 

Coolest librarian ever!

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Custormer review of Cry of the Sea on Barnes & Noble

I just saw this anonymous review of my book. I cut out the spoiler part for you.  I don't know who wrote this, but thanks.

Posted April 7, 2014

(4 stars) Cry of the Sea by D. G. Driver was a very interesting book about                    

Cry of the Sea by D. G. Driver was a very interesting book about the mystery behind mermaids. It was structured differently than any other mermaid book I have read for the young adult audience. The story itself was quite realistic when it comes to this situation happening in real life. I believe that the people around us would act in this way. The main character, Juniper Sawfeather (or June), is a 17 year old girl living in Washington with her activist father and lawyer mother. I really liked the connection that June had with her parents but mostly the connection she had with her father. The first few chapters made me smile as they joked around and had a tiny little wrestling fight before making dinner. June does not want to follow her mother's footprints and wants to be part of the dirty work when it comes to taking care of the environment.  This book is different when it came to the mermaids portion because the author didn't make them seem almost completely human. She described them as having webbed fingers, holes for ears, and gils on their necks. This gave me an interesting image as I was reading through the description of the mermaids. It made me see them in a more realistic light besides the normal way most authors portray them. I would imagine mermaids looking like this if they were real because they are an evolution from fish. Just having a fish tail isn't enough.

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  Overall, this book was pretty good and I would recommend it to people if they wanted to read about a mermaid story that was more realistic. I enjoyed the cute romance and I wish I could read more about them. To see what June actually decides to do. Possibly stay in Washington with Carter to try and find her mermaid? I would also read a novella by this author about the mermaids and that land.