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, and your soul
heaving from carrying an ensemble cast, you will find all that 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 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.
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.
Complete your middle grade action-adventure collection with these
titles:
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani
Chokshi
- Rick Riordan Presents City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda
