Renn, Diana Blue
Voyage, 445 pgs. Viking, 2015. $18.99. language: PG (10 swears, 0
“F”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG.
Due to various family scandals in the news, sixteen year old
Alexandria or Zan for short is forced to go on an exotic Mediterranean
archaeological cruise with her mother and aunt. Zan’s vacation takes an
unexpected turn when she discovers art forgeries and an antiquities smuggling
ring involving an ancient priceless and cursed urn in her aunt’s
possession. Zan uses her detective and rock climbing skills to
solve the mystery of her uncle’s death and to find the stolen urn as she
traipses through the Turkish Riviera, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar and the
deteriorating caves of Cappadocia, Turkey. Diana Renn weaves real issues
of antiquities trafficking and buyers and sellers seeking opportunities to
profit from the shards of past civilizations into her story.
This modern day young adult mystery that incorporates
history and culture of Turkey will entertain audiences in junior and high
school. After reading this book one needs to consider who has the right
to own history and when pieces of history get stolen, what price do all of us
pay?
MS, HS – ADVISABLE.
Reviewer: JB
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