Reviewed by Kylie Buckley
It’s mermaid Pearl’s ninth birthday and she doesn’t want to be late for
merschool, so she decides to take a shortcut via a forbidden route. After
dodging a reef shark, and subsequently remembering why the path is off-limits, a
chance encounter with a shooting star leaves her tail momentarily shimmering
and glowing. Pearl is left spellbound and can’t wait to share the news with her
two besties, Coral and Shell.
At school, during a class lesson analysing squidpups, Pearl discovers that she now
has the magical ability to talk to sea animals. Whenever she tries to discreetly
discuss this new phenomenon with her friends, she finds Sandy (the class
‘outsider’) always lurking just around the corner. A misunderstanding causes
Pearl to act in a way she isn’t proud of and it has unintended consequences.
MerTales: The Best Friend Promise
is a junior fiction book about four mermaid friends and their adventures. It
includes an abundance of two-colour illustrations, short chapters, a fast-paced
storyline and plenty of humorous puns. This book is the first in an upcoming four-part
series and is recommended for readers aged 6 years and older.
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