Publisher's Synopsis
This is the story of a young girl named Madalyn, whose adventuresome, seafaring father takes her on a long and eventful trip across the Pacific Ocean and back again. Her many exciting experiences on this bold trip are described with amazing navigational expertise and suspense-building techniques. At a critical point in her travel, Madalyn has an experience with a mermaid which leads her eventually to understand that she is actually the daughter of a mermaid.