But it's been hard to find one, since for the past five years she's been bouncing from town to town, helping her mother sell Beauty & the Bee cosmetic products to keep them both afloat. So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat Resort, she doesn't believe the local rumors about the Boulay Mermaid.Īnthoni has bigger fish to fry. But when canine actors start to disappear, including Carmelito's most beloved celebrity doggo, Pico Boone, Rondo is sure he knows who did it.A summer romp full of mystery, new friends, and maybe a mermaid!Įleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word 'maybe.' She's more of a comic-books girl. It's an important week for the town, and everyone knows Rondo has a history of causing trouble.

His parents keep pushing him out of their dog-friendly bed and breakfast, the Perro del Mar, and into the company of the new kid in town while a famous TV show films on location at the Perro. His older brother, Epic, is heading into high school, and his younger sister, Elvis, is always mad at him. In this stand-alone middle-grade novel set in the same world as A Dog-Friendly Town, Josephine Cameron delivers a mystery full of prime-time puppers, Houdini-inspired whodunits, and a reminder that puzzles are best solved with a little teamwork. The Department of Lost Dogs (Trade Paperback / Paperback) Can he win back his family's trust and crack the case before Pico is lost forever? Read more ISBN But when canine actors start to disappear, including Carmelito's most beloved celebrity doggo, Pico Boone, Rondo is sure he knows who did it.

Maybe a Mermaid by Josephine Cameron