A Titanic Friendship
By (Author) Debbie Dadey
Illustrated by Tatevik Avakyan
22
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
19th October 2022
United States
Children
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
96
Width 130mm, Height 194mm, Spine 8mm
75g
Echo struggles to share her friends with a new student in this twenty-second Mermaid Tales adventure.
Echo has always been fascinated by human inventions, so shes especially interested when her class studies the history of the Titanic and the bacteria discovered there, Halomonas titanicae. When Mrs. Karp announces that the class will be going on an ocean trip to the sunken vessel, Echo is thrilled to have a chance to see it, since the ship is decaying and wont be around much longer.
The ocean trip isnt the only big news at schoola new merstudent, Anita, will be joining the class! But Echo and Anita immediately dont get along. Anita is rude to Echo the first time they meet, and all of Echos friends seem to like Anita better than her.
As the trip approaches, the merfriends learn that the Titanic site isnt wheelchair accessible, meaning Anita wont be able to join the class. Her friends decide to boycott the trip, but Echo has been looking forward to it for weeks. Is Echo willing to look past her jealousy and give up the trip Or can she find way for everyone to be included in both the ocean trip and her friend group
Debbie Dadey is an award-winning childrens book author who has written more than 150 books. She is best known for her series The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, written with Marcia Thornton Jones. Debbie lives with her husband, her children, and three dogs in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Tatevik Avakyan has illustrated many books for children, including the Mermaid Tales series.