{"product_id":"9781481409902","title":"Sukey and the Mermaid: with audio recording","description":"Storyteller say,\u003cbr\u003e This happened oncet upon a time,\u003cbr\u003e on a little island off the coast\u003cbr\u003e of South Carolina. \u003cbr\u003eA girl named Sukey lived with her ma and new step-pa. Sukey called her step-pa \"Mister Hard-Times.\" Every day, while he watched, she hoed the weeds in the garden and every day, she sang: \u003cbr\u003eMister Hard-Times,\u003cbr\u003e Since you come\u003cbr\u003e My ma don't like me,\u003cbr\u003e My work never done. \u003cbr\u003eBut one morning, when her step-pa wasn't looking, Sukey ran away to her secret hiding place by the sea and unwittingly called up Mama Jo, a beautiful black mermaid. The adventures that followed changed her life forever. \u003cbr\u003eIn this dream-woven story, artfully retold by Robert D. San Souci from an American folktale, a poor girl finds her wishes answered not by treasure, or the sea's magic, but by goodness and love.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Books For Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131206320368,"sku":"9781481409902","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781481409902_p0.jpg?v=1763621530","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781481409902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}