And maybe a vacation at Thunder Lake will offer Anthoni an opportunity to see her mom in a different way: someone who is less about ‘sticking to the plan’ than previously believed. Maybe a vacation will offer Carrie a reprieve from having to turn every new person she meets & old friend she has into a client or, even more necessary, a colleague. “Mom never waited for magic to come to her. Besides the promise of a True Blue Friend, a vacation at the Showboat resort means their business goals have been met. A summer vacation at the Showboat Resort sounds like just the thing both Anthoni and her mom could use. The Showboat Resort is not magical in that it promises fairies or mermaids, or even X-Men-level mutants it was a place where True Blue Friends were found and made.Īs a sales rep and team leader for Beauty and the Bee products, Anthoni’s Mom moves them around frequently and it has been difficult for Anthoni to make friends, let alone a friend who will remember her after she’s gone. It was a magical place that Anthoni was eager to experience herself. It’ll be a good spring break and summer read.Įleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis grew up hearing her mother Carrie’s memories of Thunder Lake and the Showboat Resort.
Josephine Cameron's energetic and heartfelt debut raises timeless questions about truth, lies, and the hope that grows between them.Maybe a Mermaid comes out in March, and middle-grade readers of contemporary fiction will enjoy this one. Anthoni has a plan-a foolproof checklist for making lifelong friends! There won't be any maybes this time.īut as she grows entangled in local gossip, and her mother stretches the truth, Anthoni must decide if she'll "stick to the plan," like always, or dive into a summer full of extraordinary possibilities. But it's been hard to find one, since for the past five years she's been bouncing from town to town, helping her mother sell Beauty & the Bee cosmetic products to keep them both afloat.
So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat Resort, she doesn't believe the local rumors about the Boulay Mermaid.Īnthoni has bigger fish to fry. A summer romp full of mystery, new friends, and maybe a mermaid!Įleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word "maybe." She's more of a comic-books girl.
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