The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

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The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea
Cover of The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Author(s) Maggie Tokuda-Hall
Published May 5, 2020
Publisher Candlewick Press
Genre(s) Fantasy
Age group Young Adult


The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall is a young adult fantasy novel, originally published on May 5, 2020.

Trigger Warnings

  • Battle
  • Blood
  • Child abuse
  • Colonization
  • Death (including children)
  • Emesis
  • Execution (by hanging)
  • Explosion
  • Forced Marriage
  • Guns
  • Homelessness
  • Homophobia
  • Imprisonment
  • Mind control
  • Murder
  • Mutilation
  • Physical violence
  • Racism
  • Rape (allusion)
  • Sexism
  • Sexual assault (allusion)
  • Slavery/human trafficking
  • Starvation
  • Torture
  • Wounds

Representation

An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.

  • Sapphic main character
  • Gender non-conforming main character and side character
  • Black main character

Tropes