Download or read book The Mermaid Did It written by Carol Ann Ross and published by Bublish, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-12-12 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mermaid Did It is the 4th book in the Murder by the Sea series by Carol Ann Ross. A trip to Weeki Wachee in Florida proves to be very enlightening as Carrie and Don are led to this Mermaid Capital of the world, a resort in Florida founded in the late 1940s. Who would have thought mermaids existed? Aren’t they fantasy? Oh, they are alive and well and are doing just fine in Florida, a few of them have even made their way to Topsail. But there seems to be different kinds of mermaids, not all are sweet, little Disney characters. Some are like those in Greek mythology, bent on destruction. Carrie wrestles with how anyone can be so manipulative, so vain, so cruel. Someone with a conscience could never be that way. A cooler Don offers explanations Carrie can’t accept. Mirror, mirror on the wall. Who’s the prettiest mermaid of all? She takes you down, Oh, how she takes you down. Oh, how she makes you want to scream. This momma from hell, This mermaid, Estelle.

Download or read book Is It a Mermaid written by Candy Gourlay and published by . This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the Philippines, this picture book is about a very magical dugong who thinks she's a mermaid.

Download or read book Juli n Is a Mermaid written by Jessica Love and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an exuberant picture book, a glimpse of costumed mermaids leaves one boy flooded with wonder and ready to dazzle the world. While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. Their hair billows in brilliant hues, their dresses end in fishtails, and their joy fills the train car. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he’s seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume: a butter-yellow curtain for his tail, the fronds of a potted fern for his headdress. But what will Abuela think about the mess he makes — and even more importantly, what will she think about how Julián sees himself? Mesmerizing and full of heart, Jessica Love’s author-illustrator debut is a jubilant picture of self-love and a radiant celebration of individuality.

Download or read book The Mermaid written by Christina Henry and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-06-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Lost Boy comes a beautiful historical fairy tale about a mermaid who leaves the sea, only to become the star attraction of history's greatest showman. Once there was a mermaid called Amelia who could never be content in the sea, a mermaid who longed to know all the world and all its wonders, and so she came to live on land. Once there was a man called P. T. Barnum, a man who longed to make his fortune by selling the wondrous and miraculous, and there is nothing more miraculous than a real mermaid. Amelia agrees to play the mermaid for Barnum and walk among men in their world, believing she can leave anytime she likes. But Barnum has never given up a money-making scheme in his life, and he's determined to hold on to his mermaid.

Download or read book The Surface Breaks a reimagining of The Little Mermaid written by Louise O'Neill and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deep beneath the sea off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of being human... but at what terrible price? Hans Christian Andersen's dark original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feminist lens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building that has won Louise her legions of devoted fans.

Download or read book The Mermaid s Secret written by Katie Schickel and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she, on her 23rd birthday, catches a wave that transforms her into a mermaid, Jess Creary becomes reborn into a confident, powerful predator with superhuman strength, but back on land, her relationship with Captain Matthew heats up and so does her search for the truth about her sister's death.

Download or read book The Mermaid written by Jan Brett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestselling striking under-the-sea version of Goldilocks with bonus storytelling in the borders, as only Jan Brett could create. When Kiniro, a young mermaid, comes upon a gorgeous house made of seashells and coral, she is so curious that she goes inside. She’s thrilled to find a just-right breakfast, pretty little chair, and, best of all, a comfy bed that rocks in the current. But when the Octopus family returns home, they are not happy to find that someone has been eating their food and breaking their things. Baby has the biggest shock when she finds the mermaid asleep in her bed! Luckily, shock turns to happiness when Kiniro gives her a thoughtful gift before escaping from the twenty-four arms coming her way. Vibrant, intricate scenes of an underwater paradise transport this classic fairy tale to a magical setting inspired by the seas off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. Along with fun details that enrich the storytelling in Jan Brett's trademark borders, this visual treat will enchant readers of all ages.

Download or read book Real Mermaids Don t Wear Toe Rings written by Helene Boudreau and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. If she hadn't been so clueless, she might have seen it coming. 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. Embarrassing. Moment. Ever. Jade soon discovers she inherited her mermaid tendencies from her mom. But if Mom was a mermaid, how did she drown? Jade is determined to find out. 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...

Download or read book The Mermaids Singing written by Val McDermid and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This was the summer he discovered what he wanted--at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling. The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face-to-face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage--or the power--to stop it... The Mermaids Singing is a chilling and taut psychological mystery from Val McDermid.

Download or read book My Dear Boy written by Rictor Norton and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gay Love Letters Through The Centuries Writers range from Kings and aristocrats, musicians and artists, soldiers and monks, to farm labourers, political activists, hustlers and drag queens. Illustrated.

Download or read book Goddess of the Sea written by P. C. Cast and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-10-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast presents the first novel in her Goddess Summoning series... Home alone on the night of her twenty-fifth birthday, Air Force Sergeant Christine Canady yearned for something to cure her loneliness. After drinking too much champagne, she recited a divine invocation to revive her humdrum life. But how was she to know the spell would actually work? When her plane crashes into the ocean, CC’s life changes forever. She awakens, bewildered, to find herself in a legendary time and place ruled by magic—and in the body of the mythic mermaid Undine. But danger lurks in the waters, ready to swallow CC whole. Taking pity on her, the goddess Gaea turns her into a damsel, that she might seek shelter on land. But when a dashing knight comes to CC’s rescue—a dream-come-true she should be falling for—she instead aches for the sea and the darkly sexy merman who’s stolen her heart…

Download or read book Rani in the Mermaid s Lagoon written by Lisa Papademetriou and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wingless Rani is desperate to find somewhere she fits it, but discovers that it's with the fairies in Pixie Hollow she's happiest of all.

Download or read book Theme Park Insider written by Robert Niles and published by . This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plan your Orlando vacation like a Theme Park Insider! Find the theme parks, hotels, and deals that your family will love... with the help of thousands of readers of ThemeParkInsider.com. We're the "unauthorized insiders" -- people who have worked at and frequently visit, the parks. We know how they operate. Don't settle for "advice" written by PR reps. Theme Park Insider has the freedom to be candid, and will help you learn how to get the most from your visits to Walt Disney World(r), SeaWorld(r), and Universal Orlando(r). Theme Park Insider: Orlando 2014 includes complete listings for all the rides, shows, restaurants and hotels at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Animal Kingdom, Universal Studios Florida, Universal's Islands of Adventure, and SeaWorld Orlando. Each listing includes Theme Park Insider's reader rating and advice about the best time of day to visit. You'll also find plenty of advice on which tickets to buy, as well as options for dining plans and front-of -line passes. Are they worth the extra price? We'll help you make the best decision for your family and b

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Download or read book The Mermaid s Madness written by Jim C. Hines and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-06-20 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White face a deadly threat from under the sea. The first meeting between Princess Danielle Whiteshore, better known as Cinderella, and the merfolk who inhabit the seas of Lorindar, should have been a diplomatic formality. Instead, a deranged mermaid named Lirea launches a sudden and brutal attack that leaves Queen Beatrice on the edge of death. To stop Lirea and save the queen, Danielle, Talia (Sleeping Beauty), and Snow (White) must ally with a mysterious witch from the sea. Only together can they hope to stop the war Lirea has set in motion. But every secret they uncover leads deeper into danger. Lirea’s wrath is tangled in older, more sinister plans that could change the fates of humans and merfolk both, plans that will test the strength of Danielle’s team to the breaking point and beyond.

Download or read book The Mermaid s Scream written by Kate Ellis and published by Piatkus. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times Most assumed that literary legend Wynn Staniland stopped writing because of his wife's tragic suicide. Yet writer Zac Wilkinson hopes to reveal the true story to the world in his upcoming biography of Staniland. When Zac is found brutally murdered, DI Wesley Peterson finds that Staniland is a link between Zac's death and an unexplained poisoning of a couple in a local caravan park. He suspects that the killings are a grim re-enactment of the murder of Mary Field, which inspired Staniland's best-known novel. As Wesley begins to unravel decades of deception, he discovers that someone close to him is involved - and the truth proves almost too much to bear . . . Whether you've read the whole series, or are discovering Kate Ellis's DI Wesley Peterson novels for the first time, this is the perfect page-turner if you love reading Elly Griffiths and Ann Cleeves. PRAISE FOR KATE ELLIS: 'I loved this novel . . . a powerful story of loss, malice and deception' Ann Cleeves 'Haunting' Independent 'Unputdownable' Bookseller 'The chilling plot will keep you spooked and thrilled to the end' Closer 'A gripping read' Best 'A fine storyteller, weaving the past and present in a way that makes you want to read on' Peterborough Evening Telegraph

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