Margot \u201cDeRieux\u201d and Vivian \u201cTurner\u201d find themselves on the Chesapeake shores in human form after Hurricane Irene sweeps them far from their royal home in paradise. They have no choice but to attend the boarding school where providence has given them lodging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But something isn\u2019t quite normal here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The mermaids in disguise cannot fully hide their strangeness, yet they are not the only ones who hint at the odd. Through various adventures, mishaps, and occasional near-death experiences, Vivian and Margot discover that life around them is not what it appears to be.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe first sight that struck the group was a wide, monumental building that stood in the middle of the sunny, grassy area, which looked nearly like a castle or a mansion of antiquity. \u2018Isn\u2019t it grand?\u2019 Mrs. Winkler exclaimed\u2026Vivian and Margot were awestruck.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,240,20,229],"tags":[237,231,236],"class_list":["post-2763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-oxborough-series","category-series","category-young-adult-books","tag-christian-urban","tag-ya-fantasy","tag-young-adults","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n