{"product_id":"9781402264474","title":"Real Mermaids Don't Hold Their Breath","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNormal is Never Coming Back\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJade is totally confused. As in, \"will this be a leg-day or a tail-day?\" kind of confused. Even worse, it's been forever since her first kiss with Luke and now—nothing. Not even a text message.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Jade doesn't have time to figure out the weirdness of boys and how to use her shiny new tail. (Seriously, being a mermaid should come with a handbook.) She has to come up with a plan to get her missing mermaid mom back on dry land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only problem is...Jade is afraid of the ocean. But even aqua-phobic mer-girls have to take the plunge sometime...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eReal Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull's-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on the classic coming-of-age-story.\"—\u003cem\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author keeps suspense high...while tapping straight into young teens' angst about friends, enemies, and boys.\"—\u003cem\u003eKirkus \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHélène Boudreau writes fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults from her home in Ontario. Her debut middle grade novel, Acadian Star, was released last fall and was recently nominated for the 2009\/2010 Hackmatack Children's Choice Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121498308848,"sku":"9781402264474","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781402264474_p0.jpg?v=1763714837","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781402264474","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}