Mermaid Princess Amelia – Best Mermaid Book Series For Teenagers

Ning Ning, Guiying’s fourteen-year-old cousin, is a character whose youthful charm and extraordinary talent mask a deep well of emotional turmoil. She is already molding into a “miniaturized version of her mother,” Wang Yulan, with a slender frame, chic dark hair, and a natural sense of style. As a prodigiously gifted pianist at the Pacific Harmony Foreign Music School, she finds solace and power at the keyboard, where her hands move with “effortless fluidity and lively energy.” She shares with Guiying that she is “learning to let go and let loose,” using music as an emotional outlet for the pain caused by her parents’ very public and bitter custody battle. The scandal of her mother’s affair and her father’s infidelity saddens and frustrates her, leading her to confide her fears of divorce in Guiying. Ning Ning is also the keeper of a whimsical secret: alongside her friend Shui Ying, she playfully engages in the idea that music can be a form of magic or fortune-telling, connecting her to the intuitive abilities of mermaids. This secret, born from her great intuition and the stories of the composer-fortune-teller, shows her desire to find a sense of control and mystique in a life that feels chaotically out of her control. She represents the innocent collateral damage of adult conflicts, navigating her teenage years with a blend of artistic brilliance and vulnerable heartache.