She, along with her sisters, used to sing to attract men, sailors, (to love them) but they end up drowning. This is about Sirena and her quest to find love, by not using her singing voice. The writing was very fluid, and invoked imagination. I was amazed at how Napoli combined Greek mythology, The Trojan War, love and fantasy in a novel. Then, I happened to see it in my mini library, so I picked it up and re-read it. Maybe I did not read it page-to-page because I thought some parts of it were *ahem* too much for a Children’s Literature/Young Adult. I read this book a LONG time ago, I think it was when I was a Freshman in High School, and didn’t quite remember most of it. I know, I know, don’t judge a book by its cover. I remember buying this because of the image of the Siren in the cover. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.” -Donna Jo Napoli, Sirena "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.“I feel the stars. In creating this beautiful story, Napoli brings mythology alive for today's young adults. Sirena is the perfect teenage heroine-questioning authority and falling in love no matter what the consequences. I will wipe from my brain the sights I have seen and start over." Little does she know that due to a jealous goddess, a sea-serpent bite, and a dead hero, a man will come to her island and love her for herself, not just her song. She vows to live alone on "an island where the first rays of sun bring sight to blind eyes. But after witnessing a shipwreck in which the survivors kill one of her sisters, 17-year-old Sirena decides she would rather lose her chance at eternal life than trick a human into loving her. But did the Sirens (who Napoli imagines as mermaids) really mean for the sailors to perish? Or were these sultry singers cursed themselves? In Napoli's tale, because they are half-human, the 10 Sirens are doomed to lead short mortal lives-unless they can convince men to become their mates. Here, she retells the Greek myth of the Sirens, whose sweet, beckoning singing caused countless shipwrecks. Donna Jo Napoli thoughtfully and poetically reexamined the story of Hansel and Gretel from the witch's point of view in The Magic Circle.
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