{"product_id":"mermaid-scales-and-the-town-of-sand-9781974734658","title":"Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand","description":"\u003cb\u003eEveryone besides Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the town holds a secret annual festival to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone besides Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the town holds a secret annual festival to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tokiko's parents break up, she and her father move from the bustling city to a sleepy coastal town to live with her grandmother. Starting sixth grade in a new school where everyone has known each other their whole lives isn't easy. Things start to look up when local boy Yosuke, another outsider, wants to be friends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut then strange memories start to surface. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSwimming in the ocean... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrowning... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGetting saved by... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e...a \u003ci\u003emerman\u003c\/i\u003e? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYosuke denies the presence of merfolk, yet the townspeople hold a festival to honor them every year. Can Tokiko solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy...?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoko Komori won the Silver Award at the fourth Golden Tiara Grand Prix in 2010, a year when no gold was awarded, for her debut manga \u003ci\u003eKimi ga Shindara\u003c\/i\u003e (If You Die). Her manga \u003ci\u003eSirius and Mayu\u003c\/i\u003e (Sirius and Cocoon) was serialized in the monthly magazine \u003ci\u003eYOU\u003c\/i\u003e in 2011 and collected into a graphic novel in 2012. Her graphic novels \u003ci\u003eMermaid Scales and the Town of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKokage-kun wa Majo\u003c\/i\u003e (My Friend Kokage Is a Witch) were released in 2013 and 2016, respectively.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Viz Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631440138514,"sku":"9781974734658","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c15cfd40-3a51-4148-ad90-9137377e5f3a.jpg?v=1732772530","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mermaid-scales-and-the-town-of-sand-9781974734658","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}