Mermaid Queen

<p>A fun, feel-good, &quot;underdog&quot; story about a little-known female athlete whose derring-do transformed girls' sports.<br /></p><br /><p>Are you brave enough to make a wave? If you love sports and people who aren't afraid to swim against the tide, Annette Kellerman and her freestyle approach to life will make your heart swell.<br /></p><br /><p>As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With pluck and courage, she confronted a crippling illness and countless naysayers to become an internationally known record-setting athlete who revolutionized the sport of swimming for women, a movie star who invented water ballet, and a fashion revolutionary who modernized the swimsuit.<br /></p><br /><p>Wow, thanks, Annette!<br /></p><br /><p>With strokes of genius, Shana Corey and Edwin Fotheringham pool their talents to create a winning portrait of a little-known athlete, performer, and fashion revolutionary who broke records (and rules!) and dazzled the world with her splashy pluck and courage.</p>