Hi everyone!
I’m Lily Sanderson, known in underwater circles as Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia. I grew up in Thalassina, a beautiful kingdom off the Florida coast, part way between Miami and the Bahamas. But three years ago I found out my mom, who died not long after I was born, was actually a human and I decided to move in with my aunt Rachel in Seaview.
I love living on land, mostly because the boy of my heart (Brody–you’ll meet him tomorrow) is human, but also because of Aunt Rachel and my friend Shannen (you’ll meet her this week, too) and lip gloss. I adore lip gloss. I’m a senior at Seaview High, which means I’ll be graduating shortly–a few weeks after my birthday. I run the camera for the news team and I’m the swim team manager. Mostly, I just try to get by without failing my classes, seeing as much of Brody as possible, and avoiding my obnoxious neighbor Quince (sorry, but you have to meet him, too). All of the above are harder than you might think.
After graduation, I’ll be heading home to Thalassinia to learn how to rule at Daddy’s side. Hopefully, once I finally get the courage to confess my love to Brody, he’ll see that we’re a perfect match and we’ll be bonded and back home before you can say damselfish. But only if I can keep Quince out of my business long enough to do it.
Anyway, if you have any questions for me, post them below and I’ll answer some on Saturday. Otherwise, check out my story in Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs which is out, like, RIGHT NOW!
xoxo
Lily
PS — Don’t forget to comment, even if you don’t have a question, for a chance to win my book and TLC will donate a quarter to Oceana. Trust me, the oceans need your help right now.
what do you think of The Little Mermaid?
have you ever played an instrument?
is there something you would want to say to your mom if you had the chance?
do you have forms of communication underwater, like humans have–like telephones, cell phones, or internet?
do you use clocks underwater, or is it pretty casual?
have you ever been to fresh water?
do you have anything like tv or movies underwater?
do you use money when you shop/go to restaurants undersea?
have you ever skipped school?
is there anything you would skip school for?
if you could have your own blog what would be your topic?
did you enjoy doing the blog this week?
if you could meet a character from one of TLC's other books, who would pick?
who's your favorite TLC character?
if you could meet a character from another book or from a movie, who would you pick?
who would you pick to play you if they made a movie of Forgive My Fins?
is it harder for you to keep your own secret, or someone else's?
If you could have three wishes, what would they be?
what's your least favorite human food?
what's your least favorite seafood?
is there anything important that you want to tell people, but no one has asked?
If you could ask TLC anything, what would you ask?
are there any mer-holidays?
what's your favorite holiday?
do you celebrate holidays differently in the water than you do on land?
are there any inaccurate mermaid beliefs that you want to clear up?
do you sneeze underwater?
do you eat your food raw under water?
is there a special way to prepare food underwater?
have you ever talked to your aunt to learn more about your human history?
living underwater, do you need to shower/wash your hair/brush your teeth?
what's something you would want people to know about Brody?
what's something you would want people to know about Quince?
what's something you would want people to know about Shannen?
what's something you would want people to know about Dosinia?
what's something you would want people to know about your dad?
what's something you would want people to know about Thalissina?
what do you think is your best feature?