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Mermaid Warrior Squad (Lorimer Illustrated Humor) Kindle Edition

by Karin Adams (Author), Janine Carrington (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Shy Dylan arrives at a summer arts camp and immediately bonds with outgoing Coral over the aquatic theme of the camp and a love of comic books. The two girls plan a comic about lifeguards who are transformed into mermaids and fight for eco-justice in the sea. The mermaid warriors become Dylan and Coral's alter egos. But when Coral's in-your-face behavior draws the attention of the camp mean girls and a boy who is determined to prank the camp's final show, Dylan has a decision to make. Should she stay behind the scenes, or should she channel her inner mermaid warrior to save Coral and the show?

Using illustrations throughout, this book combines humorous text with an exciting comic-book adventure.

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Gr 4–7—With a humorous twist, this realistic fiction series centers on tweens navigating new social situations. In The Fake-Chicken Kung Fu Fighting Blues, Anthony and his family relocate from Chinatown to rural Ontario, where they are the only Chinese Canadian residents. To connect with his new, hockey-obsessed neighbors, Anthony makes a documentary about the town. In Mermaid Warrior Squad, Dylan and Coral cowrite a mermaid-themed comic book adventure at their summer arts camp. Reserved Dylan enjoys hanging out with the boisterous and larger-than-life Coral, but fears being mocked by a clique of popular kids. The book includes Dylan and Coral's comics, which mimic the social drama at the camp as Dylan must decide whether to protect her new friend from bullying. At around 150 pages, these titles are quite long for hi-lo materials; however, the comic vignettes interspersed throughout the books effectively break up the text. VERDICT Humor fans will enjoy the relatable characters and comic-strip action scenes in this series, which is written at a third grade reading level.

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"With a humorous twist, this realistic fiction series centers on tweens navigating new social situations. In The Fake-Chicken Kung Fu Fighting Blues, Anthony and his family relocate from Chinatown to rural Ontario, where they are the only Chinese Canadian residents. To connect with his new, hockey-obsessed neighbors, Anthony makes a documentary about the town. In Mermaid Warrior Squad, Dylan and Coral cowrite a mermaid-themed comic book adventure at their summer arts camp. Reserved Dylan enjoys hanging out with the boisterous and larger-than-life Coral, but fears being mocked by a clique of popular kids. The book includes Dylan and Coral's comics, which mimic the social drama at the camp as Dylan must decide whether to protect her new friend from bullying. At around 150 pages, these titles are quite long for hi-lo materials; however, the comic vignettes interspersed throughout the books effectively break up the text. VERDICT Humor fans will enjoy the relatable characters and comic-strip action scenes in this series, which is written at a third grade reading level."―School Library Journal

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Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0756L4G8N
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lorimer
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 15, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 16.3 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 109 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1459411517
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years

Best Sellers Rank: #1,658 in Children's Books on Peer Pressure (Books)
- #2,111 in Children's Mermaid Folk Tales & Myths
- #4,461 in Children's Social Skills

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JANINE CARRINGTON
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Janine Carrington is a Canadian Illustrator that specializes in BIPOC centred Black affirming Children's books and Comics. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and taught the basics of drawing by her pioneering artist father. Encouraged to pursue art by her Caribbean born art-enthusiast mother, she went on to study painting, drawing, photography, printmaking and film in high school and at the Ontario College of Art and Design. After completing her last year of college in Florence, Italy, she took time to travel the world before settling in Toronto again. She has been working professionally since 2008 and her work has been published in more than 40 children's books world wide including Canada's most highly respected Children's magazine. She is currently inspired by her wonderful son to create art that that uplifts all children, especially those of colour.
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Karin Adams
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Karin Adams holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Winnipeg and pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University, focusing on ancient languages and literature. Returning to her first love—creative writing—she has authored five traditionally published works of fiction. Since 2010, Karin has been delivering inspiring writing workshops based on her own practices.
Karin's newest book, “The One Week Writing Workshop: 7 Days to Spark, Boost or Revive your Novel”, is a bestselling non-fiction handbook for adults aspiring to write a novel. It is already the recipient of several awards, including a Reader Views Best Writing Book of the Year award and Foreword INDIES Book of the Year finalist. Karin’s middle grade novels include Lights! Curtains! Cows!, No TV? No Fair!, My Best Friend is a Viral Dancing Zombie, Mermaid Warrior Squad, and the acclaimed Frostbite Hotel.
Join her on Facebook (karin.adams.author), Twitter (@karin_adams) or Instagram (karin.adams.author).
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