From the author of the My Secret Unicorn series. Electra, the nine-year old mermaid with legs instead of a tail is back and in search of even more adventure! It's New Year on Mermaid Island. Every year a young Queen of the New Year is chosen and Electra is desperate for it to be her! So she might get chosen, Electra and her dolphin friend, Splash, decide to swim over to the grotto to help the grown-ups decorate it for the New Party. But Electra and Splash get carried away and make a BIG mess in the grotto. Sent away to behave, the two of them discover tunnels at the back of the grotto which lead to the deep sea. All the tunnels are safely blocked up except one. Electra and Splash try and tell the adults but they are too busy fixing the mess to listen! So when a group of sharks swim down the tunnel and threaten to eat everybody it's up to Electra and Splash (and a giant ink squirting squid) to save the day!

As Fred the Mermaid tries to fit in with her own kind, she finds herself hooked on both Artur, the High Prince of the undersea realm, and Thomas, a hunky marine biologist. She's also caught between two factions of merfolk: those happy with swimming under the radar-and those who want to bring their existence to the surface.

Elecktra is a human mermaid - a mermaid with legs instead of a tail. Abandoned as a tiny baby, she was found by the merpeople of Mermaid Island. They decided to adopt her and gave her sea-powder so that she could live and breathe underwater. Now aged nine, Elecktra is always getting into trouble, usually because of her desire to have adventures. Whereas most of the merpeople are content to stay within the safety of the coral reef that encircles Mermaid Island, Elecktra longs for excitement. She often leads the other merchildren astray but then saves the day through her resourcefulness and courage.

From the bestselling author of Longbourn comes the magical story of a young girl in search of her mother...who just might be a mermaid. • “Baker's writing seduces." —O, The Oprah Magazine Malin has always been different, and when her father dies, leaving her alone, her choice is clear: stay, and remain an outsider forever, or leave in search of the mythical inheritance she is certain awaits her. Apprenticed to a series of strange and wonderful characters, Malin embarks on a grueling journey that crosses oceans and continents—from the high seas to desert plains—and leads to a discovery that she could never have expected. Beautifully written and hauntingly strange, The Mermaid’s Child is a remarkable piece of storytelling, and an utterly unique work of fantasy from literary star Jo Baker.

When Electra hears of hidden treasure in the caves near Mermaid Island she is very excited. She and her mer-friends decide to form a treasure hunters club but their first hunt is abandoned when everyone gets stung by purple jellyfish! On the way home Electra finds a tiny rare dwarf seahorse surrounded by the same jellyfish. She swims in and saves him before he gratefully swims off to his secret seahorse lair. No one wants to explore very far after being stung and Electra gets very frustrated - in fact she and Sasha have a big fight about it. Sasha is so upset that she swims off - in the wrong direction! Electra swims after her but before they realise it they're both lost. Luckily the tiny seahorse appears again to lead them back to safety and on the way he leads them to a secret cave with a very special surprise!

"Three little mermaids under the sea invite you to their tea party. In Mara Van Fleet's shimmering concept book, count from one to ten while you visit the bottom of the deep blue sea and meet sparkly fish, soft seals, dancing turtles, and a friendly octopus. Never has counting been so much fun!"--Cover back.

For fans of The Dork Diaries comes a new and heavily illustrated chapter book series about a fiery third grade mermaid who thinks she wants to be where the shimmery Sirens are! Cora is a small mermaid with a BIG personality. But like so many mermaids in the third grade, she is struggling to truly be herself. She wants to be like the Singing Sirens, the most glamorous swim team in the sea. Unfortunately, an annoying road--er, seablock--keep getting in her way.When Cora fails her spelling test, her coach says she can’t be on the team unless she gets an A on the next one!Can Cora conquer her spelling test, make the swim team, AND stay true to herself at the same time?

This was the summer he discovered what he wanted--at a gruesome museum of criminology far off the beaten track of more timid tourists. Visions of torture inspired his fantasies like a muse. It would prove so terribly fulfilling. The bodies of four men have been discovered in the town of Bradfield. Enlisted to investigate is criminal psychologist Tony Hill. Even for a seasoned professional, the series of mutilation sex murders is unlike anything he's encountered before. But profiling the psychopath is not beyond him. Hill's own past has made him the perfect man to comprehend the killer's motives. It's also made him the perfect victim. A game has begun for the hunter and the hunted. But as Hill confronts his own hidden demons, he must also come face-to-face with an evil so profound he may not have the courage--or the power--to stop it... The Mermaids Singing is a chilling and taut psychological mystery from Val McDermid.

In this new chapter book series featuring the mermaids of Mermaids Rock, Marina has just moved to Mermaids Rock and is thrilled to make friends right away. She and her friends soon face a mystery when the coral caves nearby are damaged. But who--or what--could have caused the destruction? Marina is new in Mermaids Rock. She has traveled the world with her scientist dad, and she can't wait to settle down and make friends! She meets some mermaids who love animals and the environment as much as she does. Soon, the group faces their first challenge: The beautiful coral caves nearby have been damaged. Who--or what--could have caused the destruction? And are the creatures dangerous? Join Marina and her mermaid friends in the beautiful coral reef at Mermaids Rock! Whether they're working together to help sea animals in danger or solving a mystery of the deep, the friends at Mermaids Rock will do anything to protect their ocean home and if there is a ripple of adventure they will find it!

Deep beneath the sea off the cold Irish coast, Gaia is a young mermaid who dreams of being human... but at what terrible price? Hans Christian Andersen's dark original fairy tale is reimagined through a searing feminist lens, with the stunning, scalpel-sharp writing and world building that has won Louise her legions of devoted fans.