Aquamarine

The MOVIE

Synopsis:

Hailey (Emma Roberts) and Claire (Jojo) are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the bottom of the murky pool at the Capri Beach Club. There in the depths is a mysterious and beautiful creature with a sharp tongue and a broken heart: a mermaid named Aquamarine (Sara Paxton) who has left her six sisters to search for love on land. Now, as this mythological yet very real being starts to fade in the burning August sun, a rescue is begun.

On the edge of growing up, during a summer that is the hottest on record, Hailey and Claire are discovering that life can take an unpredictable course, friendship is forever, and magic can be found in the most unexpected places. (Goodreads)

The BOOK

Well, I think every little girl, at some point, have wished to become either a Princess or a Mermaid. I saw this movie many, many years back. I mean, look at that poster. Emma Roberts was still a teeny weenie gal in this flick. The very lure to watching this film is the chance to see an "Ariel" (the mermaid cartoon) in flesh, errr... not exactly in flesh but as a mermaid person not a cartoon (whatever...). Sara Paxton was a funny and beautiful mermaid. And Jojo, I like her cover of the song "Weak" originally sung by SWV. She's a lovely girl with a big voice.

Aquamarine is one of two books (the other book is titled Indigo) in the Water Tales Series by Alice Hoffman. Articles online say there are slight differences in the plots of the book and the film. (I wouldn't know because I haven't read the book.)