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  “Please, Daddy,” Pearl begged. “Can you take me to see her?” Dreaming about being famous was fun, but actually seeing a star perform in person would be totally wavy.

  Mr. Swamp nodded. “I’ll see if I can get tickets.”

  Pearl threw herself at her father and gave him a big hug, overturning her water-flea waffles in the process.

  “I can’t wait to tell Wanda!” Pearl shrieked. “This is the most exciting thing that has ever happened in the history of Trident City!”

  Pearl dressed for school in record time and soared through the water to Trident Academy. She found her best friend, Wanda Slug, waiting for her in the school’s huge front entrance hall.

  “Pearl!” Wanda called. “I have wonderful news!”

  “Is it about Angelfish Molie?” Pearl asked.

  Wanda shook her head. “No, this is much better.”

  Pearl could not imagine anything being more wonderful than getting to see the most famous meractress in the ocean.

  “What’s better than Angelfish Molie?” Pearl demanded.

  “This!” Wanda exclaimed, pointing to a sign hanging nearby.

  Pearl cheered when she read the announcement.

  TRIDENT ACADEMY’S THIRD-GRADE CLASS PROUDLY PRESENTS

  The Little Human

  A PLAY IN TWO ACTS

  TRYOUTS WEDNESDAY

  IN FINN AUDITORIUM!

  QUESTIONS? SEE MRS. J. KARP

  Debbie Dadey is the author and coauthor of more than one hundred and fifty children’s books, including the series The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids. A former teacher and librarian, Debbie and her family split their time between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Sevierville, Tennessee. She hopes you’ll visit www.debbiedadey.com for lots of mermaid fun.

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  MERMAID TALES

  BOOK 1: TROUBLE AT TRIDENT ACADEMY

  BOOK 2: BATTLE OF THE BEST FRIENDS

  BOOK 3: A WHALE OF A TALE

  BOOK 4: DANGER IN THE DEEP BLUE SEA

  BOOK 5: THE LOST PRINCESS

  BOOK 6: THE SECRET SEA HORSE

  BOOK 7: DREAM OF THE BLUE TURTLE

  BOOK 8: TREASURE IN TRIDENT CITY

  BOOK 9: A ROYAL TEA

  BOOK 10: A TALE OF TWO SISTERS

  Coming Soon

  BOOK 12: WISH UPON A STARFISH

  This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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  Text copyright © 2015 by Debbie Dadey

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  Library of Congress Control Number 2014937344

  ISBN 978-1-4814-0261-3 (hc)

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