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Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings Paperback - 2010 - 1st Edition

by Helene Boudreau

Fourteen-year-old Jade feels like a freak-of-nature when she finally gets her first period while trying on an XL tankini at the mall. But "freak-of-nature" takes on a whole new meaning when raging hormones bring on another metamorphosis--complete with scales and a tail.


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It's hard being a pre-teen girl; it's even harder when you find out you're a mermaid!

This is a fast-paced coming-of-age comedy novel that has adventure, mystery, and a touch of romance by Hlne Boudreau, nominated for a Canadian children's choice award for her middle grade novel ACADIAN STAR.

If she hadn't been so clueless, she might have seen it coming. But really, who expects to get into a relaxing bathtub after a stressful day of shopping for tankinis and come out with scales and a tail?

Most. Embarrassing. Moment. Ever.

Jade soon discovers she inherited her mermaid tendencies from her mom. But if Mom was a mermaid, how did she drown?

Jade is determined to find out. So how does a plus-size, aqua-phobic mer-girl go about doing that exactly? And how will Jade ever be able to explain her secret to her best friend, Cori, and to her crush, Luke?

This summer is about to get a lot more interesting...

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  • Title Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings
  • Author Helene Boudreau
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Sourcebooks Young Readers
  • Date 2010-12
  • Features Price on Product - Canadian
  • ISBN 9781402244124 / 1402244126
  • Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 5.33 x 0.63 in (19.05 x 13.54 x 1.60 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 670
  • Themes
    • Topical: Coming of Age
  • Library of Congress subjects Mermaids, Secrecy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011287724
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 12/15/2010, Page 50
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 12/01/2010, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/2010, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 01/01/2011, Page 100

About the author

Hlne Boudreau writes fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults from her home in Ontario. Her debut middle grade novel, Acadian Star, was released last fall and was recently nominated for the 2009/2010 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award.

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