Sparkle Magic (Mermicorns Series #1)

by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Vivien Wu (Illustrator)

Overview

Part unicorn, part mermaid, and totally magical! Don't miss this exciting new chapter book series from the author of the popular Purrmaids series!

When a mermicorn's horn starts to sparkle, that means she's ready for Magic School! Sirena can't wait to learn how to do ALL kinds of magic around the ocean! But magic isn't as easy to learn as she'd hoped. And to make matters worse, her school partner, Lily is way better at magic than she is! It's not fair! Turns out, it's hard to do magic when you're jealous or angry. Can Sirena learn to be a good friend and master her first magic lesson?


The Mermicorns chapter book series is perfect for readers who love magic and adventure in series like Magic Pony, Unicorn Academy, Purrmaids, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593308738
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	05/04/2021
Series:	Mermicorns Series , #1
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Chicks Run Wild and Orangutangled. Sudipta lives in New Jersey with her family.

Editorial Reviews

2021-03-17
From the author of the Purrmaids series comes a new series about mer-unicorns.

It’s the big day when young mermicorns of Seadragon Bay who are ready to learn magic are invited to attend Mermicorn Magic Academy, and Sirena hopes she’ll be included. After meeting Lily, who has just received her letter, Sirena rushes home to find her own acceptance. Soon, Sirena and Lily aren’t just classmates, but also assigned to be partners at their new magic school. While Sirena’s excited to have a new friend, she quickly finds herself growing insecure about her abilities, as magic seems to come easily for Lily. Sirena ends up in a cycle of self-defeat—the more she worries about magic, the more the negativity affects her ability to perform it. After school, Sirena wants to go practice without an audience, but Lily wants to join her, resulting in a confrontation between the two, a revelation that Lily’s not as confident as she has seemed, and a chance for Sirena to shine in both magic and friendship. Though many aspects of the plot are common to the genre, the heavy emphasis on feelings and the open acknowledgment that contradictory feelings can be experienced simultaneously give validation and reassurance to its audience. Though the mermicorns don’t have races per se and all have wildly colored manes and tails, Sirena is depicted with a white hide while Lily is a chestnut. In Book 2, A Friendship Problem, publishing simultaneously, Lily takes center stage.

A safe bet for magic-loving young readers. (Fantasy. 6-9)

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