Bad Mermaids Make Waves - Hardcover

Sibéal Pounder is the author of the Witch Wars series. She has written for publications including the Guardian, fashion-trend forecaster WGSN, Vogue.com, and the Financial Times, where she was the resident philanthropy columnist for the How to Spend It section for four years-interviewing everyone from Vivienne Westwood to Veronica Etro.

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Jason Cockcroft graduated from Falmouth School of Art in 1994 and has been working as an illustrator of children's books ever since. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for his work on Geraldine McCaughrean's retelling of A Pilgrim's Progress and was the illustrator on the original covers of the final three Harry Potter novels.

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"Readers who love fantasy, particularly mermaids, and those who enjoy a good mystery will flip over this fresh, modern take with copious illustrations throughout." - Booklist

"Tongue-in-cheek jokes about mermaid myths such as perpetual hair combing round out the lightning-fast plot . . . Fin-tastic fun." - Kirkus Reviews

"Well developed and engaging . . . Pounder adeptly mixes mystery and adventure." - School Library Journal

"Fresh and modern and will appeal to young readers." - School Library Journal on WITCH SWITCH

"Pounder creates her little world full of rivalries, friendship, and silliness . . . Plenty of zany fun in the land of the little witches." - Kirkus Reviews on WITCH SWITCH

"Pounder’s imagination holds true . . . The mix of font sizes, invented words, plenteous dialogue, and Anderson’s detailed yet mirthful grayscale illustrations will hold plenty of appeal for readers of this humorous fantasy." - Booklist on WITCH SWITCH

"Silliness, riddles, puns, and many magical mishaps make this a great choice to help fill the elusive 'funny book' hole that exists in many collections." - School Library Journal on WITCH WARS

"Debut author Pounder blends the particular, peculiar power of elimination competitions with the magic of fairies and witches, a winning combination." - Publishers Weekly on WITCH WARS

"Packed with silliness, suspense, magic, and a surprising final turn . . . Promises good fun for middle-graders." - Booklist on WITCH WARS

"Pounder's comic romp froths with eccentric characters and whimsical worldbuilding . . . A sweet little magical tale." - Kirkus Reviews on WITCH WARS