Third-grader Shelly Siren and her friends Echo, Kiki, and prima donna Pearl have just started school at the prestigious Trident Academy, where they get their sparkling tails tangled up in plenty of adventures. Join this fin-tastic foursome, along with other fantastical under-the-sea characters, as they navigate the waters of everyday life.

This paperback bind-up includes Trouble at Trident Academy and Battle of the Best Friends.

This is book 1 in Mermaid Tales .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 208 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2018 by Simon & Schuster .

Nancy Loewen has published many books for kids. She's a two-time Minnesota Book Award finalist (Four to the Pole and The LAST Day of Kindergarten) and the recipient of a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Educational Publishers (Writer's Toolbox series). She holds an MFA from Hamline University in St. Paul. Nancy has two children and lives near Minneapolis. To learn more, visit www. nancyloewen. com. Tatevik Avakyan has illustrated many individual books and series titles for children and tweens which, as it turns out, are her absolute favorite subjects! She always loved drawing as a child and knew she wanted to be an illustrator as early as her teens. She later earned her degree from California State University of Northridge. Tatevik currently lives and works in Southern California with her husband and son. In addition to making fun, whimsical characters come to life, Tatevik likes to read and travel with her family. Debbie Dadey grew up in Kentucky and now lives in Fort Collins, Colorado. Find out more about Debbie Dadey and her books at her website: baileykids. com