Chapter 1

ISADORA MOON Under the Sea

Chapter ONE It was Saturday morning, and we were all having breakfast in the kitchen when suddenly there was a loud tap-tapping on the window. It made me jump, and I accidentally dropped my toast on the floor! Pink Rabbit bounced onto my lap in alarm. (Pink Rabbit used to be my favourite stuffed toy, but my mum magicked him

alive for me with her wand. She can do things like that because she is a fairy.) 'Bird!' shouted my baby sister Honeyblossom from her high chair, and she pointed her chubby little finger at the window.

'It's a seagull,' said Mum. 'How odd! Seagulls don't usually visit our town; they live by the sea.' 'Don't let it in!' said Dad, hiding behind his vampire cape. 'It will steal my red juice! Seagulls are notorious for stealing food.' My dad is a vampire, and he only eats food if it is red. He is very protective of his red juice. 'The seagull won't be interested in your red juice, Bartholomew,' said Mum, rolling her eyes fondly. 'But I think we SHOULD let it in. It's carrying something in its beak!' 'Ooh, what could it be?' I said,

hugging Pink Rabbit to my chest excitedly until he squirmed for me to let go. Mum opened the window, and the seagull came flapping into the room. It landed in the middle of the table and dropped a letter right next to the honeypot. Dad immediately swiped his red juice away and hid it under his cape. 'It's for Isadora!' Mum exclaimed.

'Me?!' I squeaked, feeling excited and nervous all at once. Why would a seagull be bringing me a letter? I reached out and picked it up, tearing open the envelope. Mum, Dad, and the seagull leaned in to look. 'It's an invitation!' I said, pulling out a beautiful shell-shaped card, studded all over with glinty pearls. 'From my mermaid friend Marina. She wants me to come to her birthday sleepover next Saturday!'