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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Another fabulous novel from Pam Muñoz Ryan, tying together climate change in Southern California with the mythological stories of the Island of California.
Kai is still mourning the loss of his older sister Cali two years before. Since she disappeared in the ocean and was declared dead, he lost his competitive swimming edge and his father/coach has withdrawn into himself. Kai gets a spot on Cali's former swim league team but finds the coaches techniques very unusual. He starts to wonder if both the coaches and an old library book he found in Cali's room about Queen Califia and a mythic underwater realm have something to do with Cali's disappearance. Could this sunken island off the coast of California really exist? An exciting adventure about love and loss. Highly recommended for grades 4 & up.
ARC provided by publisher
Kai is still mourning the loss of his older sister Cali two years before. Since she disappeared in the ocean and was declared dead, he lost his competitive swimming edge and his father/coach has withdrawn into himself. Kai gets a spot on Cali's former swim league team but finds the coaches techniques very unusual. He starts to wonder if both the coaches and an old library book he found in Cali's room about Queen Califia and a mythic underwater realm have something to do with Cali's disappearance. Could this sunken island off the coast of California really exist? An exciting adventure about love and loss. Highly recommended for grades 4 & up.
ARC provided by publisher