Swimming Lessons for a Mermaid, Volume 1

What's the point of being a mermaid if you don't know how to swim?! Choa is a literal fish out of water in this cozy and contemporary Little Mermaid-inspired romance.

Originally a hit YA romance WEBTOON with over 60 million views, now in print for the first time!

Choa is a mermaid who's never fit in because of her unusual problem—she can't swim! So she abandons the ocean and her tail, for high school and a pair of legs. However, her new life hits a snag when another student discovers her secret. Fortunately, that student happens to be Soo, the star of the high school swim team. Rather than expose Choa, Soo offers her the chance of a lifetime, free swimming lessons for a mermaid!

This volume collects episodes 1-13 of the hit WEBTOON with over 60 million views, Swimming Lessons For a Mermaid.

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