To Catch a Mermaid
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–11 · 2007

To Catch a Mermaid

By Suzanne Selfors

A boy's wish-granting mermaid leads to a curse threatening his sister's life.

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272 pages
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Boom Broom's life spirals after a twister takes his mother, leaving his family in chaos. When he discovers a wish-granting baby mermaid, hope seems near. But his sister Mertyle falls under a merfolk curse, turning green. With time running out, Boom and his friend Winger must return the merbaby to its mother to save Mertyle. Can they break the curse before it's too late?

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Boom Broom doesn’t think his life could get any worse. Ever since his mother was swept away by a twister, his family has gone crazy. They refuse to leave the house and Halvor, the Viking descendant who rents the room over their garage, will only cook fish for Boom and his sister Mertyle to eat. When Boom finds a baby mermaid who seems to grant unlimited wishes, he thinks his luck has turned around. That is, until his sister is hit by the curse of the merfolk and starts to turn green. Now Boom and his best friend Winger must find a way to return the foul-tempered merbaby to its mother and save Mertyle before it is too late.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
272
Reading age
8–11
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
770L
Themes & topics
Books about wishesBooks about siblingsBooks about mermaidsBooks about family problems
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.9
F&P level
~R
Publication
Published
February 1, 2009
First published
September 1, 2007
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316018173

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