Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath

Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath

<p><strong>Normal is Never Coming Back</strong></p><br /> <p>Jade is totally confused. As in, "will this be a leg-day or a tail-day?" kind of confused. Even worse, it's been forever since her first kiss with Luke and now€"nothing. Not even a text message.</p><br /> <p>Sigh.</p><br /> <p>But Jade doesn't have time to figure out the weirdness of boys and how to use her shiny new tail. (Seriously, being a mermaid should come with a handbook.) She has to come up with a plan to get her missing mermaid mom back on dry land.</p><br /> <p>The only problem is...Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime...</p><br /> <p><strong>Praise for <em>Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings</em>:</strong></p><br /> <p>"Bravo to H©l¨ne Boudreau for hitting the bull's-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story."€"<em>New York Journal of Books</em></p><br /> <p>"The author keeps suspense high...while tapping straight into young teens' angst about friends, enemies, and boys."€"<em>Kirkus </em></p>