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Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 5
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Shelly and the rest of her class discover that she is a princess, she is not sure how to act.
Author
Series
Third grade mermaid volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Cora reads a short story she wrote about a narwhal in her English class, Vivian Shimmermore mocks her and says that everyone knows that narwhals are fake. Suddenly Cora and her friends are embarking on an exciting quest to find these not-so-mythical creatures and prove Vivian wrong.
43) Underwater love
Author
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
In Sleeping with the fishes, when Fred, a cantankerous mermaid who is neither blonde nor buxom, volunteers at the New England Aquarium, she stumbles upon a mystery involving high levels of toxins in the local seawater that leads her to a sexy marine biologist. In Swimming without a net, while trying to fit in with her own kind, Fred, a mermaid who hates being out in open water, is torn between Artur, the High Prince of the merpeople, and Thomas, a...
44) A new friend
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When mermaid Vera and Octo-boy Beaker investigate what seems like a wave of vandalism in Tidal Grove, they discover a baby Mantis shrimp who does not fully understand his own power, and help him find his family.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Quix
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Rosie is a little mermaid who loves dancing with dolphins and building towering sandcastles. But she's just moved to Trident City and doesn't have one single friend to join her. She's too young to go to Trident Academy with her older cousin Rocky, her parents are busy at work, and Manny Nanny, who takes care of Rosie, can be kind of boring, even though she's super nice. Then, Rosie meets Aqua and finds that having a new friend might be more trouble...
Author
Series
Twisted tales (Liz Braswell) volume 5
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
What if Ariel had never defeated Ursula? It's been five years since the infamous sea witch defeated the little mermaid...and took King Triton's life in the process. Ariel is now the voiceless queen of Atlantica, while Ursula runs Prince Eric's kingdom on land. But when Ariel discovers that her father might still be alive, she finds herself returning to a world--and a prince--she never imagined she would see again.--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
For two years, twelve-year-old Hazel has coped with her Mum's accidental death by overprotecting her sister and Mama, but when Mama reconnects with her first love, roles begin to shift.
Author
Series
Oona volume 3
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A mermaid and her otter friend go on a journey to help a lost beluga whale return to the Arctic."--
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Three very different Black mermaid princesses--and sisters--find out which one of them has what it takes to become the legend of the sea when a big problem comes their way, in this enchanting adventure inspired by African mermaid myth, magic, and spirituality.
Author
Series
Emily Windsnap volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, twelve-year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.
53) The mermaid moon
Author
Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Best friends Molly, a human, and Merrin, a mermaid, visit the Mermaid Moon festival on the night of Mermaid Moon, the one time each year mermaids can leave the sea.
54) Twist and shout
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 14
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Echo injures her tail, she can't compete in the Poseidon Tail Flippers team competition. Will Echo find a way to help her team win from the sidelines?
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Unicorn has a dream. A beautiful, bewitching, bubbly dream: Unicorn longs to be a mermaid! (Sometimes. Not all the time.) With the help of her trusty craft kit, Kitty is determined to make her best friend Unicorn’s dream come true. But one elaborate DIY mermaid tail later, plus a beach trip that doesn’t go as planned, Unicorn doesn’t feel very beautiful or bewitching. When Unicorn starts to feel insecure, can Kitty help make him feel enchanting...
56) Deep blue
Author
Series
Waterfire saga volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Uncovering an ancient evil, Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas, to save their hidden world.
57) Deep trouble
Author
Series
Goosebumps. Original series volume 19
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While visiting his uncle, Dr. Deep, on a tiny Caribbean island, Billy goes exploring underwater, ignoring warnings to stay away from the coral reef, and is stalked by a half-human, half-fish predator.
Author
Series
Mermaid tales volume 21
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Shelly can't wait to celebrate her birthday with a small sleepover and her grandfather's homemade pizza. But when Pearl gets involved in panning, the little partby becomes an overnight extravaganza at the People Museum, complete with a scavenger hunt and way-too-scary stories! Shelly is worried about spendig the night in the museum's dark spaces and creeking exhibits. Surprisingly, everything goes swimmingly - until strange, glowing lights mysteriously...
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