Trouble at Trident Academy
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2012 · Est. 1 hour read

Trouble at Trident Academy

Written by Debbie Dadey · Illustrated by Tatevik Avakyan

Book #1 in the Mermaid Tales series

Two mermaid friends navigate the challenges of school and friendship in an underwater city

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112 pages· 6,257 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Shelly Siren, a nervous mermaid, faces her first day at Trident Academy. Amidst smart, pretty classmates, she finds comfort in her friend Echo. But when a school assignment sparks a rift, troublemaker Pearl escalates the tension. Can Shelly navigate these underwater challenges and mend her friendship with Echo? Dive into a world of mermaids, mischief, and the quest for belonging.

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In this start to a new series starring Shelly the mermaid, a classroom conflict is no fun–even when school is 20,000 leagues under the sea. It’s MerGirl Shelly Siren’s first day at a new school, and she is nervous from the tip of her head to the end of her sparkling mermaid tail. How will she ever fit in at the prestigious Trident Academy? Everyone there is so smart and so pretty and so rich. At least she and her best friend, Echo, are in the same class, but so is Pearl, a spoiled know-it-all who only wants to make trouble for Shelly; Rocky, a MerBoy who loves to tease everyone; and Kiki, a shy MerGirl who’s new to Trident City. At first Shelly and Echo have lots of fun: eating lunch together, trying to make grumpy Mr. Fangtooth smile, and joining after-school clubs. But when Shelly and Echo have an argument about their very first school assignment, Pearl gets involved and makes matters worse. Will Shelly and Echo fix their friendship?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
112
Words
6,257
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
640L
Themes & topics
Books about mermaidsBooks about the first day of schoolBooks about sea creaturesBooks about friendshipBooks about school
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.1
F&P level
~P
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
151509
Publication
Published
May 8, 2012
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781442429802

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