Why read The Girl from the Sea?

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From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes
a graphic novel about family, romance, and first love.

Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape
the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to
finish high school and escape her sad divorced mother, her volatile
little…

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Why read it?

2 authors picked The Girl from the Sea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

April McCloud

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I love graphic novels that fully utilize the fact that there is a visual storytelling element, and a written storytelling element. When both of these things are used in tandem, it makes for a really lovely, unique experience that can only be actualized through the comic book medium. Add to that a beautiful sapphic romance with fantasy elements, and I'm instantly hooked. I was rooting for the characters all the way through.

From April's 3 favorite reads in 2025.

Carolyn Watson-Dubisch

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A young high school girl, Morgan, struggling with her parent’s recent divorce, falls into the ocean while walking along the sea cliffs. What she thought was certain death turned out to be the start of a new relationship and the discovery of a whole new world. Rescued by a selkie, a shapeshifting creature from the sea, her life is forever changed.

The art is spectacular in this epic graphic novel, and the environmental message of protecting the seal's habitat makes it an emotional and memorable read.

From Carolyn's list on The best YA graphic novels about a magical world that are not Harry Potter.