Adam Alfaro daydreams about magic, myths, and becoming famous for discovering the lost city of Atlantis. The only problem? He has to spend spring break in Africa while his mom works. To make it worse, everyone expects him to be friends with the annoying Clancy Pitt while he’s there. It’s dislike at first sight...until he realizes she might know a few secrets about Atlantis.

When he meets Nef, a spirited sea kelpie who needs help rescuing naiads kidnapped and left to die in an ancient mine, suddenly the strange creatures Adam dreamed of become all too real. And they’re after him. Can Adam, Clancy, and Nef fight their way through the maze of tunnels in the mine and reach the naiads before it's too late?

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Chapter 7: How To Pluck Urchin Quills Without Angering Something That Can Kill You

After Nef's merman ally leaves them  ...