The Star Jewels, and Other Wonders

What happens when a mermaid wants the impossible? Wavilocks, daughter of the sea god Triton, has everything a young mermaid could desire - pearls beyond counting, her father's doting attention, the entire ocean as her playground. But one night, staying up past her bedtime, she sees the diamond stars reflected on the water's surface, and she must have them for a necklace. Her obsession drives her to the lair of an evil Crab who offers to help her obtain the unreachable - with consequences she never anticipated. Abbie Farwell Brown's 1905 collection weaves together whimsy and moral complexity, exploring childhood longing and the painful lessons that follow in its wake. The Star Jewels and Other Wonders is a portal to an older, stranger kind of children's literature: one that doesn't shy away from the ache of wanting, the sting of disappointment, or the quiet wisdom that comes from learning what truly matters.