Marina vs. the Mermaids, (Hardcover)

<b>A fresh and stirring fish-out-of-water MG fantasy about a13-year-old whose love of robotics and hatred of water is challenged when she finds out she's from a secret mermaid society.</b> <p>On Marina Fuentes' 13th birthday, her whole world is turned upside-down when she finds out her family has been keeping a huge secret from her: they're <i>mermaids</i>. </p><p>When her First Change ceremony doesn't go as planned and she doesn't get her mermaid tail, Marina's family tries everything to get her to connect with her "element"--but Marina doesn't even want to be a mermaid! To make matters worse, she's hated water her whole life, but now she can't control the unbearably itchy and scratchy scales that pop up when she touches it. </p><p>The only thing Marina wants is to go back to normal. And the only way she can do that is by getting her hands on a magical pearl earned through a series of mermaid trials. When her attempt at getting one puts her in the pathway of a Sea Witch who promises she can help her, Marina must question everything she knows and find out who--or what--she is. </p><p>Marina only knows one thing for sure: she is NOT a mermaid!</p>

• Marina vs. the Mermaids, (Hardcover)
• Author: Delacorte Press
• ISBN: 9798217120321
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2027-03-09
• Page Count: 368