Between the Land and the Sea by Derrolyn Anderson 
 Marina has lead an interesting life up until this point. She's traveled all over the world with her father and learned a lot along the way. But, her dad finally forced her to stop, he made her move with her aunt in Aptos, California. Now she has to go to a regular school, just about the last thing she wanted to do. It didn't take long for trouble to find her. Within weeks of moving there, she's nearly drowned twice, attracted the most popular guy in school (made her quite a few enemies) and found a mythical creature (befriended it too.) The mythical creature was a mermaid, and every time she went to visit her, the compulsion to return to her grew and grew. Her friends worry about her but she mostly ignores their pleas to stop. Will this attraction turn fatal? 
 First of all, I love the beach. I don't live too far away from the good ole' Pacific. I felt that, while a little stereotypical, the book captured our vibes well. I loved all the adventure and I loved the characters! I loved their eccentricities, it just made everything so much fun. Perfect beach read! Negatives: It had a little cussing (Light) and the romance hinted at explicitness (although it never got explicit.) However, I love the story; it made an awesome summer read. If I can't make it to the beach, I'll just pick up this book. The sequel 'The Moon and the Tide was just as good (if not, better.) 
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