Mermaid in Chelsea Creek

Harkening back to her own upbringing in run-down, working class Chelsea, Massachusetts, Michelle Tea invites us to enter the fantastical coming-of-age story of Sophie Swankowski, whose dirty clothes and hair, strange habits, and stunning visions of an equally grubby mermaid may just uncover the power that flows below Chelsea's potholed streets and fight the great evil that lurks beneath the town.