HarperCollins Children's recently sent me The Deep by Helen Dunmore to review. This book happens to be the third in a series about the magical and mysterious underwater world of Ingo. Not having read the first two books prior to beginning The Deep, I must admit that I started out a little confused as to what was going on and with whom. However, the story soon captivated me and I was swept away.
The book takes you on a journey with Sapphire, a girl that is mixed with both Mer and human blood. She does not truly fit into either world and yet she must adapt to this new life of not belonging and the internal struggle that it causes. But when the Mer people's lives depend on her, she does everything she can to save them.
Sapphire and her friends show us that it is okay to be different. That sometimes our differences are what make us so special that we can do things that others can not. I applaud Dunmore for not only writing such a captivating story, but also for addressing issues that are everywhere today and showing how they can be dealt with and accepted.
The book takes you on a journey with Sapphire, a girl that is mixed with both Mer and human blood. She does not truly fit into either world and yet she must adapt to this new life of not belonging and the internal struggle that it causes. But when the Mer people's lives depend on her, she does everything she can to save them.
Sapphire and her friends show us that it is okay to be different. That sometimes our differences are what make us so special that we can do things that others can not. I applaud Dunmore for not only writing such a captivating story, but also for addressing issues that are everywhere today and showing how they can be dealt with and accepted.
