Gruber, Penelope
Summary: In this graphic adaptation of the American folktale, Paul Bunyan is the biggest and strongest merman in the underwater city of Atlantis; at twelve years old he has already dragged the city away from a volcano and rescued a baby blue whale who is now his companion--but now he has to protect the citizens of Atlantis from five mega-sharks who are looking to have mermen for lunch.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FARNeilson, Emily
Summary: Kai, a merboy, loves to share hugs with his mother, but learns that some friends prefer fin bumps, tail claps, tentacle shakes, or claw pinches.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NEIBaptiste, Tracey
Summary: "An encounter between a brown mermaid and pirate launches a humorous tale of friendship that shows how kindness and empathy go beyond words."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BAPKirwan, Wednesday
Summary: In their bath time reverie, Merbaby, an imaginative child, has wonderful aquatic adventures with their merdaddy until their fingers start to prune and it is time for bed.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024
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Summary: Told in alternating voices, Crest, a merperson, who grudgingly undergoes a mandatory sojourn to help a human within one moon cycle or risk staying on land forever, suddenly develops feelings for his beneficiary Sean, leaving them torn between two worlds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC JUNKessler, Liz
Summary: A class trip to a beautiful island is overshadowed by a local myth about a mysterious ship that may have ties to the lost city of Atlantis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC KESCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series KesslerWallace, Adam
Summary: Two children set out to capture a mermaid, but she manages to escape all of their traps.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE WALIdle, Molly Schaar
Summary: When young Pearl, a mermaid, becomes caretaker of a single grain of sand, she discovers that performing even the smallest task well can transform the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2018
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Summary: When Splash the merminnie's flashy tricks get him in trouble, it's up to Pinkalicious and her friends to save him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN KANCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE KANDadey, Debbie
Summary: When Echo injures her tail, she can't compete in the Poseidon Tail Flippers team competition. Will Echo find a way to help her team win from the sidelines?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2019
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Dadey 2019Roffey, Monique
Summary: "The Mermaid of Black Conch spins the enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROFCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC ROFMartin, Celestine
Summary: "What does a witch do when life's a bore? You wish for something more. If wishes were fish, homebody witch Lucy Caraway could open an aquarium and gift shop with every wish she's ever made in her entire life. When she isn't grading papers over homemade tea blends, Lucy tends to her ancestral home in Freya Grove, New Jersey, while leafing through spellbooks, protecting her familial magic from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Forever 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MARKlimo, Kate.
Summary: Jesse and Daisy and their dragon friend, Emmy, try to recover a Thunder Egg from merpeople who stole it from Daisy near the Inn of the Barking Seal, where the cousins are visiting their grandmother Polly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KLIKomori, Yoko
Summary: "When Tokiko's parents break up, she and her father move from the bustling city to a sleepy coastal town to live with her grandmother. Starting sixth grade in a new school where everyone has known each other their whole lives isn't easy. Things start to look up when local boy Yosuke, another outsider, wants to be friends. But then strange memories start to surface. Swimming in the ocean......
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Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2023
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Summary: Edmund Talbot and Herzer Herrick are sent to the Southern Isles to enlist the aid of the mer-folk--people who had altered their bodies into the shape of mythical sea dwellers--in the battle against the fascist dictators of New Destiny.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Baen Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC RIN CW #2Phillipps, J. C. (Julie C.)
Summary: "Pacey Packer and Slasher look for the evil Alpha Unicorn's horn and try to escape Rundalyn's Dark Caverns--but mean mermaids may pose a challenge"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2022
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Summary: Every night Lampie, the lighthouse keeper's daughter lights the lantern which warns the ships away from the rocks, but when the light goes out one night, a ship is wrecked and Lampie is sent to the Admiral's Black House in disgrace--there she finds and befriends the Admiral's son, who was born with a tail, and together they are pulled into an adventure of mermen and pirates, and secret...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC SCHDadey, Debbie
Summary: Of all the creatures in the ocean, sea horses are Echo Reef's favorite. They're sweet and gentle and they glide through the water so gracefully. When Echo discovers that Rocky Ridge, one of her Trident Academy classmates, has his own pet sea horse, she wants one right away. Not everyone agrees sea horses should be pets, however. Perhaps they are happiest when swimming freely. But Echo thinks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight 2015
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC DAD MT6Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Series Dadey 2015Liu, Marjorie M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Leisure Books/Dorchester Publishing Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LIUDrescher, Daniela.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Drescher 2006Herman, Gail
Summary: Ariel's sisters have given her a beautiful present--a shimmering star-shell necklace. Ariel can't wait to wear it to the royal concert. But when the concert's lead singer, a young girl named Laurel, suddenly disappears, it's up to Ariel and her friends to find her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2014
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED DISEagleton, Ian
Summary: "Far out at sea and deep below whispering waves lives a merman searching for a partner. In the forbidden world above, a kind fisherman wonders if something more is waiting for him beyond the horizon. When they find each other under a star-filled sky, their love will change both of their worlds. Celebrate queer joy and the uniting power of love with this award-winning, inclusive retelling of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EAGZarchi, Nurit
Summary: One day, a resolutely ordinary young man named Mr. Whatwilltheysay returns home to find Grain-of-Sand, a mermaid, waiting for him in his favorite armchair. Despite his objections, the two embark on a series of very watery adventures as he tries to get rid of her. But ultimately the thought of being seen with half a fish is simply too much for Mr. Whatwilltheysay to bear--what would people say?...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yonder, Restless Books for Young Readers 2019