Sophia is tired of being home-schooled and her family's overprotective ways. She wants to be free. This freedom comes in the package of suddenly developing incredible powers and being sent to a school for the supernatural. Coral is tired of always being overlooked. She has always wanted to be able to apprentice someone, but she has always been deemed: "unready." That is until Sophia shows up and Coral can finally prove that she can handle the responsibility. Clarisse is tired of living in a women's shelter. She wants her mother and herself to have a home again and not worry about her father. One night during a dip in a lake, Clarisse is transformed into a mermaid. Now she must join the Academy, but how can she leave her mother behind? Sirenity is tired of being practically a slave to her advisor. For years she had to put up with insults and ridiculous orders, but now, no more. She has set her sights on Swan Lake Academy to start a new life. ( I do not own the cover photo)