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The Mystery of the Mermaid
Miriam's Magical Creature Files (Related to this series)
- Author
- Leah Cypess
- Narrator
- Laura Knight Keating
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 18 August 2026
- Run Time
- 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Religious fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mermaids / Merfolk
What to expect
A charming chapter-book series about a young Orthodox Jewish girl out to discover the truth about all the magical mysteries in her world, perfect for fans of Marya Khan and Zoey and Sassafras
Miriam is the youngest, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t know things. She’s not as gullible as her parents or older siblings think, and she is too old for ridiculous stories that make no sense. So, using her superior detective skills, she sets out to find the truth about all of the fantastical things that people tell gullible kids.
It’s finally summer vacation, and that means one thing: Miriam and her family are headed to Mermaid Lake! Legend has it the lake was named after the mermaid who swims beneath its waters, but as an experienced magical mystery detective, Miriam is determined to find out the truth. She has the perfect trap in mind … if she can get up the courage to climb the big waterslide. This could be her most challenging case yet, but Miriam’s determined to find the mermaid—if she even exists.
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- Author
- Leah Cypess
- Narrator
- Laura Knight Keating
- Duration
- 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 18 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9798898840211
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Religious fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Mermaids / Merfolk
Synopsis
A charming chapter-book series about a young Orthodox Jewish girl out to discover the truth about all the magical mysteries in her world, perfect for fans of Marya Khan and Zoey and Sassafras Miriam is the youngest, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t know things. She’s not as gullible as her parents or older siblings think, and she is too old for ridiculous stories that make no sense. So, using her superior detective skills, she sets out to find the truth about all of the fantastical things that people tell gullible kids. It’s finally summer vacation, and that means one thing: Miriam and her family are headed to Mermaid Lake! Legend has it the lake was named after the mermaid who swims beneath its waters, but as an experienced magical mystery detective, Miriam is determined to find out the truth. She has the perfect trap in mind … if she can get up the courage to climb the big waterslide. This could be her most challenging case yet, but Miriam’s determined to find the mermaid—if she even exists.
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