Maybe a Mermaid

by Josephine Cameron

Book Overview

A summer romp full of mystery, new friends, and maybe a mermaid

Eleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word "maybe." She's more of a comic-books girl. So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat Resort, she doesn't believe the local rumors about the Boulay Mermaid.

Anthoni has bigger fish to fry. She's always wanted a True Blue Friend. But it's been hard to find one, since for the past five years she's been bouncing from town to town, helping her mother sell Beauty & the Bee cosmetic products to keep them both afloat. This summer will be different, though. Anthoni has a plan--a foolproof checklist for making lifelong friends There won't be any maybes this time.

But as she grows entangled in local gossip, and her mother stretches the truth, Anthoni must decide if she'll "stick to the plan," like always, or dive into a summer full of extraordinary possibilities.

Josephine Cameron's energetic and heartfelt debut raises timeless questions about truth, lies, and the hope that grows between them.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374306427
• ISBN13: 9780374306427
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

Mediocre at best.

Out of my first shipment of 9 books, this was the ONLY disappointment. It was supposed to be "very good" and I'm assuming after this purchase they judge that based mostly on cover and notes/highlighter in the inside. The covers are great but once you open the book there is a bend/folded crease on the beginning half of the book. I guess it's better than having a book all marked up with notes/highlighter but I would have assumed this to be a "good" status. This might be a bit dramatic but I'm really not a fan of how the pages are folded - coming from someone who doesn't even dog-ear.