Real Mermaids Don't Sell Seashells — Helene Boudreau

Being a Teenage Mermaid is No Day at the Beach

A tropical vacation sounds like the perfect way to spend fall break--even for an aqua-phobic mer-girl like Jade. She can't wait to enjoy the warm sunshine and all-you-can-eat buffet with her best friend Cori and boyfriend Luke. (That's right. Boyfriend. It's official.)

But when a body splashes into the water as a cruise ship enters the harbor, Jade realizes there might be trouble in paradise. And the mysterious boy selling conch shells in the market definitely knows more than he's letting on. Jade promised herself: No mer drama on vacation But it couldn't hurt to check things out...right?