Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath

Normal is Never Coming Back

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.

Sigh.

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.

The only problem is...Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime...

Praise for Real Mermaids Don''t Wear Toe Rings:

"Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull''s-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story."—New York Journal of Books

"The author keeps suspense high...while tapping straight into young teens'' angst about friends, enemies, and boys."—Kirkus Reviews