SEPTEMBER GIRLS

Returning to the Grimm’s darker roots, critically acclaimed author Bennet Madison creates a modern reimagining of the mermaid myth that is full of love, loss, and longing.

When Sam’s dad whisks him and his brother off to a remote beach town for the summer, he is all for it—at first. Sam soon realizes, though, that this sleepy little beach town is anything but average. Time seems to slow down, and everywhere he looks, there are beautiful, blond girls. Girls who seem inexplicably drawn to him.
Then Sam meets DeeDee, one of the Girls, and she is different from the others. Just as he starts to fall for her, she pulls away, leaving him more confused than ever. He knows that if he is going to get her back, he will have to uncover the secret of this beach and the Girls who live here. Bennett Madison masterfully weaves together this provocative and insightful novel about oblivious parents, sibling rivalry, first loves...and mermaids.
Bennett Madison is the author of several books for young people including The Blonde of the Joke. He attended Sarah Lawrence College but remains two classes shy of graduation and lives in Brooklyn, New York.