# Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels

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- Authors: [Helene Boudreau](https://www.bookquiver.com/helene-boudreau)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2013-02-01

## Description

Just Your Average Teenage Mer-GirlThe only thing that terrifies Jade more than the ocean is dancing at the Fall Formal. Because Jade has two left feet—er, flippers. Who knew being a high school freshman is even more awkward than being a plus-size aqua-phobic mer-girl? At least her only drama is of the human variety... Or not. The Mermish Council has just declared that all land-dwelling mers but return to the ocean. Pronto. But there's no way Jade is going to let her mom, or Luke, her... boyfriend? mer-guy-friend?, disappear into the deep, dark ocean. Again. After all, a girl's got to have a date to her first dance. If Jade can stop mer-mageddon, finding a plus-size dress that doesn't look like a shower curtain should be a piece of cake. Praise for Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings:" Bravo to Hélène Boudreau for hitting the bull's-eye with a fresh, affectionate, watery twist on a classic, coming-of-age story."—New York Journal of Books" The author keeps the suspense high... while tapping straight into young teens' angst about friends, enemies, and boys."—Kirkus Reviews

## Editions

### Real Mermaids Don't Need High Heels

- Publisher: sourcebooks_young_readers
- ISBN: 978-14-0226-458-0
- Pages: 240
- Published: 2013-02-01
- Language: en_US