TY - BOOK AU - Corey, Shana AU - Fotheringham, Edwin TI - Mermaid queen SN - 9780545556064 AV - GV838.K45 C67 U1 - 797.2 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic KW - Fashion KW - English Channel KW - Swimming KW - Women's history N1 - P ; 650 ; Lexile ; P ; Raz-Plus N2 - As a child growing up in Australia, Annette Kellerman was a frail ugly duckling who dreamed of becoming a graceful ballerina. With courage and determination, she confronted a crippling illness 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 ER -