To Catch a Mermaid

By Suzanne Selfors

Illustrators Illustrated by Catia Chien Publisher Little, Brown Imprint Little, Brown ISBN

9780316018166

To Catch a Mermaid

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After a tornado carries off twelve-year-old Boom Broom's mother, his father refuses to leave the house, and his little sister, Mertyle, constantly misses school, claiming she's sick. Due to the family's dwindling funds, Boom scrounges dinner from a fisherman's reject seafood bucket one night. But Mertyle doesn't think what Boom brings home is a fish. "'The tail is made of scales while the upper half is covered in skin. . . . It's a baby mermaid.'" Black-and-white illustrations.

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AR Level 5.0 AR Points 8.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey F Title alpha To Catch a Mermaid Category Mystery, Thrills, and Chills Elementary Plus Pages Count 256 Summary Sent by Halvor to the docks to buy fish for dinner, but short on cash, Boom takes a free fish from the refuse bucket at the docks. Instead of dinner, the fish turns out to be a nasty merbaby—one Mertyle instantly falls in love with. The problems begin immediately. The children cannot tell Halvor about the creature, since Vikings and merpeople are mortal enemies. They cannot show anyone else, because scientists would undoubtedly confiscate and possibly dissect it. The Merbaby has also started granting Mertyle’s wishes, but having a bright pink house with banana trees growing inside may not be the best thing, either. The real bad news is the curse that seems to be causing Mertyle’s fungus. Boom must return the merbaby to its mother—but how? Topics Illness. Fear. Tornados. Competition. Losing a parent. Friends. Kicking. Accidents. Getting caught. School principals. Punishment. Wagering. Fish. Mermaids. Pets. Screams. Food. Vikings. Money. Pet shops. Mean neighbors. Wishes. Fungus. Medicine. Doctors. Parties. Rude guests. Dolls. Thieves. Secrets. Curses. Maps. Boats. Discovery. The press. Fathers. Wind. Rescues. Songs. Arrests. SRC Level 4.500000 SRC Points 13.000000 Lexile 770L Trim Size 5 1/4" x 7 5/8" Language English JLG Release Date Dec 2007 Minimum grade 3 Maximum grade 5 Reading level Elementary Format Print

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