Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings
First zit. First crush. First…mermaid’s tail?
Jade feels like enough of a freak-of-nature when she’s the last in her circle of friends to get her first period. She doesn’t need to have it happen at the mall while trying on that XL tankini she never wanted to buy in the first place. And she really doesn’t need to run into Luke Martin in the Feminine Hygiene Products aisle while her dad Googles ‘menstruation’ on his Blackberry.
But ‘freak-of-nature’ takes on a whole new meaning when raging hormones and bath salts bring on another metamorphosis—complete with scales and a tail. And when Jade learns she’s inherited her mermaid tendencies from her late mother’s side of the family, it raises the question; if Mom was once a mermaid, did she really drown that day last summer?
Jade is determined to find out. Though, how does a plus-sized, aqua-phobic mer-girl go about doing that, exactly…especially when Luke from aisle six seems to be the only person who might be able to help?
Read the first chapter: coming soon…
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In the news!: Audio rights SOLD!: Helene Boudreau’s REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS, to Brad Rose at Dreamscape Media, by Anne Landa at Sourcebooks.
What people are saying:
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LAINA HAS TOO MUCH SPARE TIME talks about mermaid books. Glad she made time for JADE. Tx, Laina!
LA FEMME READERS has an adorable blog, all about books. She mentions MINE. xo Eleni!
THE STORY SIREN is pining for upcoming books and MERMAIDS made the list. Story Siren, I think you and Jade could be friendz. *mermaid luv*
