The Polar Bear Express [Hardcover]

A lost baby polar bear shares the spotlight with a popular boy band in this Mermaid Tales adventure.

Kiki Coral is thrilled beyond words when she meets a brand-new friend: a baby polar bear! The problem is, the little bear, whose name is Nestor, has floated away from home on a patch of ice and now he’s lost, hungry, and all alone!

Kiki, Shelly, and Echo want to send Nestor back to his home on the Manta Ray Express, but a one-way ticket costs a whopping four jewels! That’s a fortune! Not to mention, all anyone at school can talk about is the Rays, who are performing a concert in Poseidon. Kiki loves the cute boy band as much as the next mergirl, but what about Nestor? Isn’t saving him more important than a concert?

Can Kiki and her friends find a fun way to send their new furry friend home—and hang out with the Rays in the process?The Polar Bear Express

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“Five arms stretch out wide

No brains; no blood; velvety

Starfish cling to life.”

“I really like that,” Kiki Coral told her teacher.

“It’s a haiku,” Mrs. Karp explained.“Five claps for the first line, then seven, then five for the last line.”

“Boring,” Pearl Swamp whispered under her breath. Mrs. Karp peered through her tiny glasses at Pearl, who slid down in her seat.

“Do you think the Rays’ music is boring?” Mrs. Karp asked Pearl.



Pearl sat up straight and tossed her long blond hair behind her shoulder. “Of course not!” The Rays were the most famous boy band in the ocean. They hadsung at Pearl’s last birthday party.

“Did you know that many of the Rays’ slC0