Rodkey, Geoff. New
Lands: The Chronicles of Egg, book
2. G. P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin), 2013. $16.99. 325 pages. Language – G (plenty of made up swear
words). Violence – PG. Sexual content – PG (references to loving a
pig).
Egg memorized an ancient map to a
treasure (Deadweather and Sunrise)
and now he is terrified that he will forget it.
He also terrified of Roger Pembroke, a powerful, wealthy man who wants
to kill him for the map; who just happens to be the father of Millicent the
girl he loves. Egg and his one-handed
partner Guts are sailing to the New Lands where they hope to find a member of
the Okalu clan to translate the map. They
learn that the Okalu tribe was overran and enslaved by the Moku tribe. By chance they meet a young lady who is a
language translator and Okalu, but she doesn’t read the language. They plan to travel into old Okalu territory
and find someone to read the map, when Egg is captured. He meets an old friend and on his journey
discovers that several people he thought were dead are very much alive—goddesses
even.
Egg continues to be an engaging
and relatable narrator. Guts and the
girls are interesting characters too.
Throw in a few twists and turns and you have another book that boys will
be begging to read.
EL/MS-ADVISABLE. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
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