A Song Below Water

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow, 288 pages.
Tavia, tying to navigate her Portland high-school while also trying to hide her powers as a siren (in a culture which fears and criminalizes this particular power), finds herself being outed by some of her classmates. The stress of this is exacerbated by the problems her close friend Effie is having. Effie, whose mother died several years ago, lives with Tavia and her family and believes that she is a mermaid. There's also a large stone gargoyle hanging out around their house. Oh, and a bunch of people around Portland are being turned to statues. Nicely paralleling Black Lives Matters themes, this is an interesting book and a rewarding read.