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A trio of smart and stylish mermaids are about to make a splash in this hilarious start to a new middle-grade series that's The Little Mermaid meets My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish .
Mermaids Beattie, Mimi, and Zelda's summer on land with temporary legs is going swimmingly-until they receive a strange message ordering them to return home at once. The beloved queen of the Hidden Lagoon has been fishnapped, and some seriously bad mermaids have taken over instead! Now, the girls are the only ones who can stop them.
If they're going to save the day, they'll need a clam car, some piranha-print nail polish, and possibly a talking seahorse named Steve. Can they do it?
Filled with magical mysteries, fabulous shell fashions, and three fin-tastic protagonists to root for, Bad Mermaids Make Waves is a hysterical new middle-grade adventure that will have readers begging for the sea-quel.
Author Notes
Sibéal Pounder is the author of the Witch Wars series. She has written for publications including the Guardian , fashion-trend forecaster WGSN, Vogue.com, and the Financial Times , where she was the resident philanthropy columnist for the How to Spend It section for four years-interviewing everyone from Vivienne Westwood to Veronica Etro.
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Jason Cockcroft graduated from Falmouth School of Art in 1994 and has been working as an illustrator of children's books ever since. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for his work on Geraldine McCaughrean's retelling of A Pilgrim's Progress and was the illustrator on the original covers of the final three Harry Potter novels.
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Reviews (4)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 4-6-Mermaids Beatrice, Mimi, and Zelda's summer on land is coming to an end. They get a mysterious note ordering them to return home at once. The queen has been fishnapped and a bunch of bad mermaids have taken over, with piranhas preventing mermaids from leaving their homes and everyone being forced to make fish jewelry for the new queen, "The Swan." The only clues to the queen's location lie behind enemy lines. Can the trio save the rightful queen and stop the bad mermaids? The plot is well developed and engaging. The characters are easy to like, believable, and draw readers into the story. Although the slightly cheesy fish slang takes some getting used to, Pounder adeptly mixes mystery and adventure. VERDICT A light fantasy recommended for library collections where mermaid tales are popular.-Kira Moody, Salt Lake County Library Services © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
Mermaids Beattie and twins Zelda and Mimi are called to stop bad mermaids who have fishnapped the mermaid queen, Arabella Cod, and taken over the Hidden Lagoon. With the help of the Lagoon's eccentric residents, the trio won't stop until they've saved the kingdom. This cheeky under-the-sea mystery is bursting with inventive language; a creative, fully imagined world; and lively black-and-white illustrations. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Oh cod! Someone has fishnapped the Mermaid Queen!All young mermaids are required to spend a summer on land, with temporary legs and feet. Beattie, Mimi, and Zelda are three such mermaids, enjoying hot dogs by the sea, when crabmail arrives from the missing queen herself. The girls must end their summer early and arrive home by midnight--only they can stop the titular bad mermaids threatening the Hidden Lagoon in the queen's absence. When the girls arrive, they find Periwinkle Palace deserted except for an army of piranhas and a new queen, a mysterious mermaid who calls herself The Swan and who is forcing all mermaids to make shell tops for some unknown reason. The trio steal a clamshell car and set out to find the real Mermaid Queen and stop The Swan from carrying out her nefarious plan to control all mermaids. Beattie, whom the black-and-white illustrations portray as dark-skinned, is the leader. Fraternal twins Zelda and Mimi are shown with pale skin. Each mermaid has unique traits that set her apart from the others, and each uses her personal strengths to solve the mystery and save the day. Creative metafictive elements and tongue-in-cheek jokes about mermaid myths such as perpetual hair combing round out the lightning-fast plot. A cliffhanger finale suggests a sequel.Fin-tastic fun. (Fantasy. 8-12)
Booklist Review
Just a few short weeks into their summer on legs, mermaids Beattie, Zelda, and Mimi receive word from their queen that there are bad mermaids in their lagoon. Upon their return, they find their home infested by piranhas, which are monitoring all the merpeople; the queen missing; and the kingdom now under the rule of a mysterious character, the Swan, and her piranha army chief, Ommy. It's up to the three girls to investigate the queen's disappearance and save the day. Readers who love fantasy, particularly mermaids, and those who enjoy a good mystery will flip over this fresh, modern take with copious illustrations throughout. It's also a lovely example of strong, healthy female friendship, as the main characters don't fight; instead, they work to each other's strengths and stick together, despite their quirks and the pressure of saving everyone in their home. Readers who dig it will be happy to know that this is a series opener, so any tantalizing loose threads will likely be woven into a big tapestry.--Pino, Kristina Copyright 2018 Booklist