New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to
Jules Verne in his exciting modern take on 20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea.
"If you have ever craved a story that will leave your heart racing, your
lungs gasping from the numerous twists and turns, your soul heaving from
the effort of now carrying an ensemble cast, you will find all that and
more in these pages."--New York Times best-selling author Roshani
Chokshi
Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high
school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors,
navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died
while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family's
she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP. Ana's
freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea, the
details of which have been kept secret. She only hopes she has what
it'll take to succeed. All her worries are blown out of the water when,
on the bus ride to the ship, Ana and her schoolmates witness a terrible
tragedy that will change the trajectory of their lives.
But wait, there's more. The professor accompanying them informs Ana that
their rival school, Land Institute, and Harding-Pencroft have been
fighting a cold war for a hundred and fifty years. Now that cold war has
been turned up to a full broil, and the freshman are in danger of
becoming fish food. In a race against deadly enemies, Ana will make
amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she
puts her leadership skills to the test for the first time.
Rick Riordan's trademark humor, fast-paced action, and wide cast of
characters are on full display in this undersea adventure, a New York
Times #1 best-seller.
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**Complete your middle grade action-adventure collection with these
titles:
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
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Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
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Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani
Chokshi
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Rick Riordan Presents*: City of the Plague God* by Sarwat Chadda
