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Mermaid School
Series · 4 books · 2020-2021

Books in series

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#1

Mermaid School

2020

A sweet and sparkling chapter book series about finding your place and believing in yourself! It’s Marnie Blue’s first day at Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School, and she’s terrified. What if she can’t make friends? What if she has to ride a seahorse? And what if the teachers assume she’s just like her Aunt Christabel, a famous singer who was a troublemaker growing up. Even though Marnie is sweet and tries her best to fit in, a mermaid named Orla seems intent on getting her in trouble. But when Orla finds herself in danger, Marnie has to swim to the rescue! Filled with fabulous, fishy fun, Mermaid School is the start of a sparkly new chapter-book series that’s sure to enchant young readers.
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#2

The Clamshell Show

2020

A sweet and sparkling chapter book series about finding your place and believing in yourself! Marnie Blue’s adventures continue at Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School. Now that she’s saved the day and made some new friends, she’s ready to conquer the next challenge and continue to learn more about her underwater world.
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#3

Ready, Steady, Swim!

2020

The third book in a charming commercial chapter book series about a mermaid’s adventures at her new school Marnie Blue returns for another exciting year at Lady Sealia Foam’s Mermaid School! This time, Marnie and her friends are gearing up to compete in the Golden Glory Day competition—a series of events that includes a fishball tournament, an obstacle course, and a seahorse race. In the past, the winner would receive the Golden Days Crown—but the crown went missing years ago, back when Marnie’s aunt Christabel was still in school. But Marnie is determined to find the crown and swim to the rescue!
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#4

All Aboard!

2021

Marnie Blue is so excited! She is going on a school trip to see the legendary palace of Queen Maretta with all her friends. But when Mum is too unwell to join the trip, Aunt Christabel agrees to come in her place, and she was offishially the naughtiest mermaid the school has ever known. Marnie expects mayhem. Will they board the whale-shark on time? Will everyone eat their packed lunches on the way there? And just who is sneaking around the palace causing all sorts of mischief?

Author

Lucy Courtenay
Lucy Courtenay
Author · 14 books
Lucy Courtenay has officially been writing children’s fiction since 1999, and unofficially for a lot longer than that. Her desk drawers are full of half-finished stories waiting for the right moment to emerge and dance around her study in a shower of exuberant paperclips. She’s written for series such as THE SLEEPOVER CLUB, ANIMAL ARK, DOLPHIN DIARIES and BEAST QUEST. Her new series MERMAID SCHOOL is out now.
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