Aquiliton - NZ fiction

by Maureen Myers

Tom, a year 7 student, learns that his Dad is a merman and that his Dad has mysteriously disappeared from the Aquiliton school. Tom discovers that he is a rare mix boy, half human and half merboy, that means he can happily live in the ocean and on land. Tom also discovers, by chance, he can speak shark language and that proves to be very useful in his journey to the Aquiliton school. At school he makes several new friends, goes on some scary adventures and narrowly escapes death because someone does not want him to find out the truth about his Dad. A delightful fantasy from a New Zealand author. 181 pages to suit people who like adventures with a difference.

Reviewed by Fiona