Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps Cover:Hardcover this novel introduces readers to

this novel introduces readers to a larger-than-life character and a fascinating chapter in African American history

Find out who killed Principal Moore in Nick Brooks's murder mystery

Finalist for the Ohioana Book Award A Mary Sue Best YA Novel of the Year2022 Catalyst Award Nominee for Best Memoir A Junior Library Guild Selection★ “Powerful and vulnerable"—Booklist

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Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps Cover:Hardcover this novel introduces readers toKenzie turns her fierce love for the ocean into action, resourcefully cleaning up the beach after her mermaid tail swimsuit tangles in floating plastic bags. When Kenzie slips on her mermaid tail, she becomes Mermaid Kenzie, protector of the deeps. One day as Kenzie snorkels around a shipwreck, she discovers more plastic bags than fish. Grabbing her spear and mermaid net, she begins to clean up the water and the shore inspiring other kids to help.