The Little Mermaid: Against the Tide

After the death of Ariel’s mother, the queen of the sea, the seven daughters of King Triton have grown estranged at best. It’s been years since Ariel’s older sisters have visited home. But this year’s Coral Moon is fast approaching, and it’s a special one for Ariel. In the end fifteen, she will be dubbed the Protector of her very own ocean territory as is tradition, and her sisters have agreed to visit for the celebration.

But the ceremony is halted when Mala, probably the most renowned daughters of Triton, is abducted. The only clue to where she might have been taken is a rapidly scribbled seaweed note, which says, “What could have saved Mother could save me, too.” To rescue Mala, Ariel should work at the side of her siblings, traveling to more than a few seas, outsmarting dangerous ocean creatures, and delving into forbidden waters to find the truth of what happened to their mother. But as Ariel and her sisters begin uncovering new secrets about their circle of relatives and their kingdom, Ariel should face the loss of a mother she never had a chance to know and discover what it means to be both a good sister and a strong leader.

And the clock is ticking, because on the day of the festival, when the moon turns a true shade of coral, her sister will be lost, like her mother, ceaselessly.