The Sapphire Princess Helps a Mermaid

Jewel Kingdom #10

by Jahnna N. Malcolm

Sabrina, the Sapphire Princess, is delighted when she meets a new friend, Atlanta, a mermaid from the Undersea Kingdom, but she begins to worry that Atlanta may not always be telling the truth. Original.

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Chapter Books, Fairy Tales, Mermaids, Young Adult, Juvenile

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Jahnna N. Malcolm is the pen name for husband-and-wife team Jahnna Beecham and Malcolm Hillgartner. Together they've written four musicals, two movies, three CD-ROM games, and nearly one hundred books, including the popular series The Jewel Kingdom. They met in the theater and were married on the stage using Marlowe's famous love letter from "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" as their wedding vows.

Reviews

[Dahlia ♥ Eliza]

This book was very interesting. It has a slightly more complicated storyline about Sabrina’s mermaid friend, Atlanta, who liked to tell tall tales. Sabrina has to sort through some facts to find out why Atlanta is being chased by a troll. In the end everyone learns the importance of honesty. This one might be for a slightly older audience. But it is book 10 on the series so maybe it’ll be a bit before my 6 yo gets to it. I’ll add her thoughts once she reads it.

[Melanie Gaum · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the most exciting books in the Jewel Kingdom series. The illustrations were cute. It had a valuable lesson about telling the truth, and how when someone always exaggerates it can be difficult to believe them when it really matters. Everything was resolved incredibly easily at the end, but that's how this series is.

[Jordan MacKinnon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how we just kept the trend of mermaids being untrustworthy... because in myths they do lure people to their deaths and this one is spreading lies like no tomorrow!!

[Dawnetta · Rating 3 out of 5]

If your child can read at this level it would be a good book. A fun beginning fantasy series. The plot lines are simple and easily solved with not too much of the dark side of fantasy.

[Ali · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Sapphire princess has a mermaid at her castle and she asks the Sapphire princess to keep her secret of not telling everybody about her.
But does she keep the secret? Well no she doesn't.

[Lizzy Seitz · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 out of 5 stars

Overall a pretty good book!