I read this book because I'm actually interested in the idea of mermaids. I think like how did these people get the idea of a Half fish half female. This book was amazing. It was very interesting. I thought it was fascinating. There was this girl with her first kiss with a not that was actually a merman I guess is why they call it. That part of the book kinda was weird cause it was a male. Then she thought her mom drowned in an ocean. She discovers her mom was actually a mermaid. Then she finds out she must have been half mermaid. She went swimming in oceans and actually was looking for her mom. Do you think she found her? Yes I think she found her mom
Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath
By Helene Boudreau
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grade 5 | n/a | 4.5 | 52087 |
Normal is Never Coming Back
Jade is totally confused. As in, "will this be a leg-day or a tail-day?" kind of confused. Even worse, it's been forever since her first kiss with Luke and now—nothing. Not even a text message.
Sigh.
But Jade doesn't have time to figure out the weirdness of boys and how to use her shiny new tail. (Seriously, being a mermaid should come with a handbook.) She has to come up with a plan to get her missing mermaid mom back on dry land.
The only problem is...Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime...
Praise for Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings:
"Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull's-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story."—New York Journal of Books
"The author keeps suspense high...while tapping straight into young teens' angst about friends, enemies, and boys."—Kirkus
Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
ISBN-13: 9781402264467
ISBN-10: 1402264461
Published on 5/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
Book Reviews (2)
I read this book because I'm actually interested in the idea of mermaids. I think like how did these people get the idea of a Half fish half female. This book was amazing. It was very interesting. I thought it was fascinating. There was this girl with her first kiss with a not that was actually a merman I guess is why they call it. That part of the book kinda was weird cause it was a male. Then she thought her mom drowned in an ocean. She discovers her mom was actually a mermaid. Then she finds out she must have been half mermaid . She went swimming in oceans and acually was looking for her mom. Do you think she found her?