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A summer romp full of mystery, new friends, and maybe a mermaid! Eleven-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. 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. Anthoni has bigger fish to fry. She's always wanted a True Blue Friend. 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. This summer will be different, though. Anthoni has a plan -- a foolproof checklist for making lifelong friends! There won't be any maybes this time.But 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. Josephine Cameron's energetic and heartfelt debut raises timeless questions about truth, lies, and the hope that grows between them.



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Josephine Cameron

Josephine Cameron is the author of NOT ALL HEROES, a Junior Library Guild Gold Star Selection and a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. Her critically-acclaimed debut, MAYBE A MERMAID, was an Amazon Best Book of the Month, and her mystery novel, A DOG-FRIENDLY TOWN, received three starred reviews and was a Parents magazine Storytime Pick. Josephine received her MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and currently lives in Maine, where she writes, sings, and teaches music to kids. josephinecameron.com



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