Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps Ages 13-17 Ursula demonstrates that

Ursula demonstrates that

an angry crowd burned down her brand-new home

overlaps with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan—an occurence that happens only once every thirty years or so

“Dear Black Girl is the empowering

The engaging text emphasizes Zonia’s empowering bond with her home

Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps Ages 13-17 Ursula demonstrates thatKenzie 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 shoreinspiring other kids to help.