Mermaid tales. Flower girl dreams

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Title:

Mermaid tales. Flower girl dreams

Alternate title:

Flower girl dreams

Author:

Dadey, Debbie, author.

Avakyan, Tatevik, 1983- illustrator.

Series:

Mermaid tales ;

Series Number:

16.

Summary:

Unable to comprehend a beloved librarian's imminent marriage to a cafeteria worker who seems to be perpetually grouchy, Pearl becomes jealous when Echo, Shelly, and Kiki are all asked to be flower girls.

Physical Description:

105 pages : black and white illustrations ; 20 cm.

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Weddings -- Juvenile fiction.

Flower girls -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Mermaids -- Juvenile fiction.

Best friends -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Avakyan, Tatevik, 1983-

Publisher:

Aladdin,

Publication Date:

2017

ISBN:

9781481440851

9781481440844

9781536402643

9781518241987

Publication Information:

New York : Aladdin, 2017.

Call Number:

J DADEY

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Summary

Underwater wedding bells are ringing as Mr. Fangtooth gets ready to marry his sweetheart in this sparkling Mermaid Tales adventure.

Pearl can't believe that grumpy cafeteria worker Mr. Fangtooth is marrying Lillian the librarian. She doesn't understand why Lillian would want to marry someone who is always so grouchy. And she's even more shell-shocked to discover that Echo, Shelly, and Kiki are going to be flower girls at the wedding! Pearl is tail-flipping mad--why wouldn't Mr. Fangtooth and Lillian invite her to be a part of the ceremony too?!

Pearl makes up her mind: One way or another, she is going to be in that wedding too. She decides she will prove that she's the perfect flower girl by taking over the wedding planning--with disastrous, expensive results!

Can Pearl clean up her mess and make sure that Lillian and Mr. Fangtooth have a happily ever after after all?

Author Notes

Debbie Dadey was born on May 18, 1959 in Kentucky. Prior to pursuing a full-time writing career, she was head librarian at an elementary school.

She is known for co-authoring the Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series. Her co-author Marcia Thornton Jones was a teacher at the same elementary school when they started writing together. The first title they wrote together was Vampires Don't Wear Polka Dots and from this emerged The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series.

Even though they no longer live near each other they are still collaborating on titles. They are also authors of several series including The Triplet Trouble series, the Bailey City Monsters series, and Keyholders series.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Excerpts

Flower Girl Dreams Splash-a-riffic ISN'T THAT THE MOST FIN-TASTIC purse ever?" Pearl Swamp squealed. She pointed to the cover of a MerStyle magazine with her gold tail fin. Her best friend, Wanda Slug, moved closer to see the adorable scotch bonnet shell purse. "Ooh, I'm going to ask for one of those for my birthday!" Wanda exclaimed. "I wonder if it comes in pink?" "Hey, watch out!" Pearl snapped as another third-grade student bumped into her, causing her to drop the magazine. " Sorry, but I can't be late to class again," Rocky Ridge said. "Or Mrs. Karp will make me shark bait!" Pearl shook her head and watched Rocky zoom across the huge entrance hall of their school, Trident Academy. He zipped between some chatting sixth graders and a group of fourth graders tossing a puffer-fish ball. It was still a few minutes before school started, and it was unusual for Rocky to hurry to class. "That Rocky is so rude sometimes," Wanda said, scooping up the magazine and handing it to Pearl. "But he's kind of cute, too." Pearl giggled. As she turned back to MerStyle, she overheard something that made her tail spin. She swirled around to listen to a group of mergirls from her class. "I can't believe the wedding is in less than one week!" Kiki Coral squealed. "Who's getting married?" Pearl whispered to Wanda. Wanda shrugged. "I don't know, but weddings are wave-tastic! I was a flower girl in my cousin Detrella's wedding, and it was a splash." Pearl sighed. She had always wanted to be a flower girl, ever since she'd attended her own cousin's wedding when she was a small fry. But so far, no one had asked her. "Let's check with Kiki," Wanda told Pearl. "Maybe the bride is someone we know!" Wanda swam up to Kiki and said, "We heard you talking about a wedding. Who in the great wide ocean is getting married?" Pearl couldn't believe Kiki's answer! Excerpted from Flower Girl Dreams by Debbie Dadey All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.