The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide

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Dansby, Andrew (2022-10-24). "Houston author J. Elle pivots to younger readers with a new tale of magic". Preview: Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide . Retrieved 2023-04-13. However, the ceremony to make this happen is interrupted by the kidnapping of Ariel's eldest sister, Mala. Mala is being used as ransom for Triton's throne. What follows is Ariel's attempt at solving Mala's kidnapping within a strict time limit while her father frustratingly won't listen to her input. Along the way, Ariel comes to terms with her mother's death and overcomes her grief, while also making up with her sisters and getting them to bond. She also meets Flounder, who is instrumental to the sisters' success at rescuing Mala, and she proves that the literal racism merfolk have against sea monsters is some nonsense that needs to be dealt with at the highest level. Source The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide is a young adult novel written by J. Elle and published by Disney Editions on April 11, 2023. It is inspired by Disney's live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid, based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Original: Ariel • Flounder • Sebastian • Scuttle • Prince Eric • King Triton • Ursula • Flotsam and Jetsam • King Triton's Daughters • Max • Grimsby • Carlotta • Chef Louis • Ursula's Garden • Glut • The Seahorse Herald • Harold • Merpeople • Sea Creatures • Lagoon Residents

I also really appreciated that this story isn’t about Ariel and Eric. The Little Mermaid is seen as a romance by many, but this book takes care to assert Ariel as a strong, clever, and kind ruler, without her connection to a love interest. Her relationships with her sisters, her father, and Flounder are the defining relationships of this book and it really emphasizes how platonic and familial love is just as fulfilling as romantic love.

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I also loved getting to see how Ariel and Flounder met! Flounder is just as cute in this book as he is in the movie, and so is their friendship! Fireworks: Believe... There's Magic in the Stars • Celebrate the Magic • Disney Dreams! • Disney Enchantment • Disney in the Stars • Disneyland Forever • Fantasy in the Sky • Happily Ever After • Ignite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and Light • Magic, Music and Mayhem • The Magic, the Memories and You • Momentous • Once Upon a Time • Remember... Dreams Come True • Wonderful World of Animation • World of Color • Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Wondrous Journeys The Coral Moon is fast approaching, and it's a special one for Ariel. Finally 15, she will be dubbed the Protector of her very own ocean territory and her sisters have agreed to visit for the celebration. Songs from the Sea: The Sea Kingdom • What's It Like to Be a Mermaid? • The Scuttle Strut • There's Only One Ariel • He's a Friend • At the Mermaids' Ball • Party With Me • My Room in the Sea • Dreaming • H2O, What a Feeling! • We Share the Earth • Where Mermaids Dwell Julia is a Senior News and Resource writer for Collider who graduated from Hofstra University in 2018 with a BA in Film Studies and Production. Since joining the Collider team in 2022, Julia enjoys writing anything related to What We Do in the Shadows, Our Flag Means Death, Abbott Elementary, and even the epic highs and lows of Riverdale — among other topics.

Ch. 18 - I didn't make it. This is so predictable that I had it mostly figured out early on. I'm stopping so I can see the movie. 🎬 The villain/kidnapper is very obvious from the beginning and they're honestly quite a forgetful character, but really, they're a plot device for the main focus, which is Ariel finding her courage and maturity--both of which she'll need as a protector. Basically, similar to the main story of The Little Mermaid, Ariel is trying to prove herself to her father and show how foolish and stubborn he really is, especially when it comes to his distrust of anyone that isn't a merperson. One year before the events of The Little Mermaid, Ariel was a 15-year-old rebel who went on magical adventures throughout Atlantica where she sang songs and supported other beings in the sea who were outcasts like herself. OR one year before the events of The Little Mermaid, Ariel was a 15-year-old dreamer who dared to restore music to a broken land that her father tainted through his mourning. OR one year before the events of The Little Mermaid, Ariel was a studious 15-year-old leader preparing to take on the role of Protector to her own kingdom while bringing together her estranged sisters from six different parts of the ocean. According to Disney, all three of these different takes on Ariel's past are correct. Each version also contains a completely different way that she met her best friend, Flounder. With each retelling of Ariel's history, the world around her gets darker, and her personality becomes less bubbly and carefree. The incarnation presented in Against the Tide, where she behaves as though she is 30 despite being written as 15, is the most serious one yet. Season Two: " Resigned to It" • " Calliope Dreams" • " Save the Whale" • " Against the Tide" • " Giggles" • " Wish Upon a Starfish" • " Tail of Two Crabs" • " Metal Fish" • " T'ank You For Dat, Ariel"

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Dansby, Andrew (2023-02-02). "Houston author J. Elle's new book 'Against the Tide' inspired by Little Mermaid remake". Preview | Houston Arts & Entertainment Guide . Retrieved 2023-04-13.

i just needed to get this off my chest. i'd like to say i feel better now, but i would be lying. i have spent hours of my days staring helplessly off into the void as i am plagued by the mere concept of mermaid bestiality now being canon disney material I really enjoy getting to know secondary characters that you don’t learn much about in the movie and honestly, I want more from each of the sisters. There is another book that was written by Eric Geron to do just that, as well as their seas and the inhabitants of them. I’ll be reading that really soon!if i ever turn into a mermaid and any of you pull up to my wedding only to see me and my new whale shark lover saying "i do" at the alter, please kill me then and there because i have lost my damn mind But the ceremony is halted when Mala, one of the most renowned daughters of Triton, is abducted. The only clue to where she might have been taken is a hastily scribbled seaweed note, which says, "What could have saved Mother could save me, too." To rescue Mala, Ariel must work together with her siblings, traveling to various seas, outsmarting dangerous ocean creatures, and delving into forbidden waters to find the truth of what happened to their mother.