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Mermicorns #1: Sparkle Magic

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Illustrated by Vivien Wu
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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.
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. View titles by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Vivien Wu is an artist and designer from Southern California. She works as a children's book illustrator at Walt Disney Publishing.   View titles by Vivien Wu

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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.

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. View titles by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Vivien Wu is an artist and designer from Southern California. She works as a children's book illustrator at Walt Disney Publishing.   View titles by Vivien Wu

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