Wish Upon a Starfish
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 2015 · Est. 1 hour read

Wish Upon a Starfish

By Debbie Dadey, Tatevik Avakyan (Illustrator)

Book #12 in the Mermaid Tales series

A mermaid's dream role is stolen by her best friend. Can their friendship survive?

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128 pages· 6,343 words· Est. 1 hour read
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Pearl dreams of stardom in her class play, but when her best friend Wanda lands the coveted lead, Pearl is cast as the sea witch. Feeling betrayed, Pearl considers quitting. Can she salvage her dreams and friendship before everything sinks? Dive into this Mermaid Tales adventure to find out!

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Pearl is excited to make a splash on stage–but she’s in for some drama in this Mermaid Tales adventure. Pearl has always dreamed of being famous: the star-studded stage, the sea flowers, the applause! So when she finds out that her third grade class is performing The Little Human, she just knows she’ll get the leading role. Especially since world-renowned merstar Angelfish Molie is judging the tryouts! But in a shocking turn of events, Pearl’s best friend, Wanda, gets cast as the little human instead…and Pearl is stuck playing the stinky sea witch. Pearl can’t believe her best friend would steal her dream role from her. After Pearl tries–and fails–to get Wanda to trade parts, she decides to quit the play. Are Pearl’s dreams of being a sea star doomed? And can she and Wanda patch up their friendship before it goes up in bubbles?

At a glance
Format
Pages
128
Words
6,343
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Lexile
660L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about mermaidsBooks about sea creaturesBooks about marine lifeBooks about best friends
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.2
F&P level
~P
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
178594
Publication
Published
September 1, 2015
Publisher
Aladdin
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781481402637

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