Eleven-year-old Anthoni Gillis is not the kind of kid who believes in fairies, unicorns, or even the word "maybe." She\047s more of a comic-books girl. So when her mom brings her to Thunder Lake for a summer at the Showboat Resort, she doesn\047t believe the local rumors about the Boulay Mermaid. \012Anthoni has bigger fish to fry. She\047s always wanted a True Blue Friend. But it\047s been hard to find one, since for the past five years she\047s been bouncing from town to town, helping her mother sell Beauty & the Bee cosmetic products to keep them both afloat. This summer will be different, though. Anthoni has a plan--a foolproof checklist for making lifelong friends! There won\047t be any maybes this time.\012But as she grows entangled in local gossip, and her mother stretches the truth, Anthoni must decide if she\047ll "stick to the plan," like always, or dive into a summer full of extraordinary possibilities. \012