This begins a twisty web of lies, overblown, badly-written angst, and the discovery that her mother isn't dead, but was trapped in the lake, where there is a mermaid jail. Turns out, her mother was a mermaid who gained legs after too much exposure to land. We are then supposed to feel sorry for her as she goes through a mortifying (or supposed to be) drug store run with her father, who buys out the feminine hygiene aisle.Īfter falling asleep in the bath, Jade sprouts a tail. Right after this, Jade gets her period, despite formerly lying about it to her best friend in the world because she felt like the only one who hadn't. Turns out that her phobia is caused by the fact that her mother drowned in a lake while Jade was present.
Then, suddenly, she finds the perfect suit, and the designer tag has her mother's name on it. She doesn't want to go, but her best friend is making her try on all sorts of bathing suits. Jade is a teenage girl who we're supposed to feel sorry for (I think) as she is preparing for a pool party despite her fear of water. It's hard to make me dislike a mermaid character, but this did it. I end up getting a random book on my kindle and finishing it, even though I didn't like it. 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.ĭieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in D ausgeliefert werden.This is what happens when the book I'm currently reading is at the wrong house.
But if Mom was a mermaid, how did she drown? Jade is determined to find out. Jade soon discovers she inherited her mermaid tendencies from her mom. 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. If she hadn't been so clueless, she might have seen it coming. Produktbeschreibung 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.
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