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Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings (Free Shipping) by Helene Boudreau
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “NO markings or highlighting on pages. Original owner. NON-SMOKING home.”
- Modified Item
- No
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Title
- Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings
- Type
- Novel
- Age Level
- Ages 9-12, Young Adults
- ISBN
- 9781402244124
- Book Title
- Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings
- Publisher
- Sourcebooks, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 7.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Juvenile Fiction
- Topic
- Fantasy & Magic, General
- Item Weight
- 5.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1402244126
ISBN-13
9781402244124
eBay Product ID (ePID)
81839143
Product Key Features
Book Title
Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Fantasy & Magic, General
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Jade is pretty certain that she has just experienced the most humiliating moment ever: when she gets her first period in the mall, she has to enlist her dad for help, since her mom disappeared a year ago. That's nothing compared to later that night, though, when she sprouts a tail in the bath, and her father explains to her that her mom is a mermaid who petitioned to become human. No one was sure how their offspring would develop, but Jade's tail growth pretty much cinches her mermaid status. She quickly decides to hide her condition from her hunky new crush, but she will use her new abilities to find her missing mother, who was abducted in hopes that she would tell imprisoned merfolk the secret of her conversion so that they might follow suit. Despite the jocular title, there's a hefty dose of darkness in the fantasy, especially surrounding Jade's mother's savage kidnapping and the physical torments of her transformation. On the other hand, Jade's tone is an accessible mix of bluster, insecurity, and sincerity, and the story makes menstrual embarrassment, mermaid abductions, and true (pesco-sapien) love all simultaneously plausible and deserving of reader sympathy. In true young-teen fashion, everything is exclamation-point-style dramatic, from the horrific change from mermaid to human to Jade's emphatic assertions about trying on bathing suits. Offer this quirky novel to readers who love mermaids but wish that they were occasionally less flowy and perfect and more . . . real." -- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, ""Jade is pretty certain that she has just experienced the most humiliating moment ever: when she gets her first period in the mall, she has to enlist her dad for help, since her mom disappeared a year ago. That's nothing compared to later that night, though, when she sprouts a tail in the bath, and her father explains to her that her mom is a mermaid who petitioned to become human. No one was sure how their offspring would develop, but Jade's tail growth pretty much cinches her mermaid status. She quickly decides to hide her condition from her hunky new crush, but she will use her new abilities to find her missing mother, who was abducted in hopes that she would tell imprisoned merfolk the secret of her conversion so that they might follow suit. Despite the jocular title, there's a hefty dose of darkness in the fantasy, especially surrounding Jade's mother's savage kidnapping and the physical torments of her transformation. On the other hand, Jade's tone is an accessible mix of bluster, insecurity, and sincerity, and the story makes menstrual embarrassment, mermaid abductions, and true (pesco-sapien) love all simultaneously plausible and deserving of reader sympathy. In true young-teen fashion, everything is exclamation-point-style dramatic, from the horrific change from mermaid to human to Jade's emphatic assertions about trying on bathing suits. Offer this quirky novel to readers who love mermaids but wish that they were occasionally less flowy and perfect and more . . . real. " -Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books" - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Grade From
Fourth Grade
Grade To
Eighth Grade
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Synopsis
Freak of nature takes on a whole new meaning... 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... "Absolutely fresh and sweet, a quirky coming of age story." -The YA-5, 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. It gets worse when she runs into handsome Luke Martin in the feminine products aisle while her dad Googles 'menstruation' on his Blackberry. But 'freak-of-nature' takes on a whole new meaning when raging hormones being on another metamorphosis - complete with scales and a tail. When Jade learns she's inherited her mermaid tendencies from her late mother, it raises the question: if Mom was a mermaid, how did she drown?, 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 Hélène 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..., 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 H l ne 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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Copyright Date
2010
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Item is perfect as was its description. I want to thank you especially for including the tape measure in the pictures; seeing the measurements removed any doubt of this fitting the dryer it was intended for. Thank you!
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