Saturday, October 21, 2017

The Eye of the North by Sinead O'Hart - OPTIONAL

O’Hart, Sinead The Eye of the North, 342 pages.  Knopf (Random), 2017.  $17  Content: G

Emmeline has been raised to be prepared, cautious, brave, resourceful, and fiercely independent.  When her scientist parents are kidnapped, these skills are put to good use.  With the help of a street boy named Thing, she follows her last instruction, but gets kidnapped by a dastardly man, Dr. Bauer, who knows of a magical creature in the far north that he believes holds the key to eternal life.  It will be a desperate race between all the interested parties to either save the world or end it.

A mix of magic and science and adventure.  Reminds me a bit of Philip Pullman.  The adventure is quite fun once the battle gets going, but it doesn’t quite ignite the spark of essential-ness.

EL, MS – OPTIONAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher

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