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The sea in you

While picking up trash at the beach, goth girl Corinth falls under the spell of Skylla, the deadly fanged mermaid. Turns out, mermaids actually eat people, but Skylla is young and becomes enchanted by Corinth and her life on land. The two begin a tentative friendship that turns into something more as they find ways to communicate to one another--but hate from both Skylla's people and Corinth's jealous boyfriend threaten their relationship.
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Secrets we tell the sea

2023
When hard truths come out after a tragedy, ten-year-old mermaid Sof?a must learn how to forgive herself and others.

Contest cat-tastrophe

2023
At Kittentail Cover Library, Angel helps count votes for a poster, but after the winner is announced, Angel finds uncounted ballots.

Purr-ty in pink

2023
Shelly, Coral, and Angel visit Flamingo Island with Shelly's mom, but Shelly must put things right when the rock she took as a keepsake ends up being a flamingo egg.

The secret shipwreck

2023
"Kai, Marina, and their friends decide to use the whirlpool at Mermaids Rock to take a trip to the Red Sea. They find a shipwreck, and Kai is enthralled with the human artifacts that they find there. But Coralie is worried that they'll be discovered and urges the group to return home. Then a group of divers arrives at the shipwreck, and the friends find themselves in a tricky situation. Will they be able to return to Mermaids Rock without being seen by the humans?"--Provided by publisher.

Mermaid you look

Desmond and Andres visit the acquarium where they discover a mermaid whose song puts anyone who hears it under a spell.

The mermaid princesses

2023
Three very different Black mermaid princesses--and sisters--find out which one of them has what it takes to become the legend of the sea when a big problem comes their way, in this enchanting adventure inspired by African mermaid myth, magic, and spirituality.
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Emily Windsnap and the land of the midnight sun

Emily Windsnap# 5
Neptune, King of the ocean, sends half-mermaids Emily and Aaron to the land of the midnight sun to investigate the source of the dangerous storms brewing in the ocean.

Chlorine

a novel
2023
"Ren Yu is a swimmer. Her daily life starts and ends with the pool. . . . If she swims well enough, she will be scouted, get a scholarship, go to a good school. Her parents will love her. Her coach will be kind to her. She will have a good life. But these are human concerns. These are the concerns of those confined to land, those with legs. Ren grew up on stories of creatures of the deep, of the oceans and the rivers. . . . Ones of the creature that she's always longed to become: mermaid. Ren aches to be in the water. . . . And she will do anything she can to make a life for herself where she can be free. No matter the pain. No matter what anyone else thinks. No matter how much blood she has to spill"--OCLC.
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Do mermaids exist?

2023
"For thousands of years, sailors have watched the ocean from the decks of their ships. And many returned from their voyages with tales of mermaids[.] This . . . text brings together myths from cultures all over the world and highlights the . . . stories of P. T. Barnum's Feejee Mermaid of the 1800s as well as the original 'Little Mermaid' fairytale. Readers will explore possible scientific explanations for the many merfolk sightings and consider what they believe"--Provided by publisher.

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