Every Child Can be a Reading Star When a mermaid goes for a swim, she gets lost in a kelp maze. How will she find her way home? The Lost Mermaid is part of the Reading Stars series. Reading Star books are for kids at the very beginning of a lifetime love of reading. Each book features fewer than 50 words and uses repetition to build confidence. The Lost Mermaid is 24 pages long and features 29 different sight words for your child to master. The words are: a, and, boat, for, forest, go, got, how, in, it, kelp, like, lost, maze, mermaid, out, past, reef, she, swam, swim, the, thick, time, to, up, was, went, will

The Lost Little Mermaid has forgotten who she is. Her only friends live under the sea. She doesn't know what she has missed. Will she ever find a home and family? A story about love and patience and never giving up.

Princess Eileen is out picking blackberries one morning when she meets a lost young rabbit. She helps the rabbit find its way home, but in the process loses her own way! The princess has absolutely no idea how to find her way back to the castle. As Eileen wanders through the woods, she meets all kinds of delightful creatures—and some scary ones, too! How will Eileen make it through the woods and back to her parents? What adventures will she have along the way? With the help of an elf named Sophia and a fairy named Stevie, at least Eileen knows that she isn’t alone. Set in a magical fantasy world, The Lost Princess is a charming picture book about the power of friendship, gratitude, and patience. It reminds us that our imagination can help us through even the most challenging situations, and that there’s nothing like a good friend when times get tough.

Fourteen-year-old Luce has had a tough life, but she reaches the depths of despair when she is assaulted and left on the cliffs outside of a grim, gray Alaskan fishing village. She expects to die when she tumbles into the icy waves below, but instead undergoes an astonishing transformation and becomes a mermaid. A tribe of mermaids finds Luce and welcomes her in—all of them, like her, lost girls who surrendered their humanity in the darkest moments of their lives. Luce is thrilled with her new life until she discovers the catch: the mermaids feel an uncontrollable desire to drown seafarers, using their enchanted voices to lure ships into the rocks. Luce possesses an extraordinary singing talent, which makes her important to the tribe—she may even have a shot at becoming their queen. However her struggle to retain her humanity puts her at odds with her new friends. Will Luce be pressured into committing mass murder? The first book in a trilogy, Lost Voices is a captivating and wildly original tale about finding a voice, the healing power of friendship, and the strength it takes to forgive. This book features a teaser chapter from Waking Storms, the sequel to this sensational debut novel.

In the exciting final installment of the Lost Voices trilogy, mermaid Luce swims to the San Francisco Bay where she finds a group of renegade mermaids who unite and become an army under her leadership when war breaks out between humans and mermaids.

The Case of the Lost Mermaid is the sixth book in the Wolflock Cases teen fantasy mystery series. Wolflock owes his life to a mermaid he may have accidentally doomed. The only way to save her is to find the mythical mermaid city of Sinalta without delaying the ship. But the cards of Faleen and Bleen have foretold disaster in his fate. Is their interference to save his life or do they have sinister intentions? To make matters worse, he has to make a choice: repay his debt by delaying the ship or leave the mermaid to perish in the icy sea. Unfortunately, if he can’t solve the case in two days, he may no longer be able to choose.

Pearl’s fear of sharks is not unfounded—but can she find a way to feel safe in this Mermaid Tales adventure? Late-breaking news from the Trident City Tide: There have been shark sightings in Trident City! No swimming alone! Pearl’s father even hires a Shark Guard to escort her to school. Pearl starts stirring up lots of trouble with anything that has to do with sharks, even denouncing the skeleton Kiki has in her room. And then, to make matters worse, Pearl accuses Kiki of stealing her precious pearl necklace! And though the undersea waters are indeed filled with danger, Pearl just might discover that true friends can provide a sense of safety!