This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in
each other. The Mer-Child--with his pale green skin, surf-white hair,
and shimmering tail--is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human
world. The Little Girl--the child of a black mother and a white
father--has been ostracized both because of her race and because her
legs are paralyzed. The bond they weave, against all odds, becomes a
wondrous celebration of our common capacity to love.