SuitabookUnder the Mermaid Angel
Martha Moore
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in after the story touches on Jesse's bereavement; let the child decide whether to discuss personal experiences, rather than pressing for disclosure.
- Themes
- Grief and silence: Jesse remembers her baby brother's death and her inability to pray for him when he was ill; she keeps this from others. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- An unexpected friendship: Jesse forms a growing friendship with Roxanne, her thirty-year-old neighbour, whose appearance and romantic notions strike Jesse as unusual. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- A baby brother's death is part of Jesse's past, and she feels troubled by not having prayed for him when he was ill.