Child of the Ocean

Middle Grade Graphic Novel (Pitch), 2025, Fantasy

On the island of Laurel, where humans and mermaids coexist, the wounded spirit of water threatens to destroy the life it once nurtured, plunging the island into collapse as its magic grows toxic and chaotic.

12-year-old islander Marina, guided by the mermaid Freya, must embark on a perilous journey to heal the spirit, bring back its life-giving forces and restore balance, confronting the duality of creation and destruction while bridging connection in a fractured world.