| Author/Contributor(s): | San Souci, Robert D.; Pinkney, Brian |
| Publisher: | Aladdin |
| Date: | 5/1/1996 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Sukey’s new step-pa is a mean, bossy man she calls “Mister Hard-Times.” He makes her work in his garden all day and Sukey’s ma doesn’t seem to care. One day, when her step-pa isn’t looking, Sukey takes her chance to run away to her secret hiding place by the sea.
There, she meets Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. Mama Jo’s got a surprise for Sukey: a magical kingdom beneath the sea without time or pain. But there are also no people. Is it really better than the world above?