Language: G (0 swears 0 'f'); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG peril, injuries resulting in blood
MS - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
13yo Shinji Takahashi discovers a cool statue in a shop that turns out to be an ancient idol called a Coatl. Now he is being chased by an organization called Hightower which wants the statue for themselves. On the advice of Lucy, a girl who helps him escape from Hightower, Shinji travels cross-country and meets up with an organization called The Society of Explorers and Adventurers. SEA wants to help him return the idol to its rightful place, and hopefully break the curse on Shinji.
Exciting right from the start, I was feeling Indiana Jones vibes the whole read. Kids are going to love this. Lots of dangerous plot twists (caves, rope bridges, jungle chases), creepy monsters - spiders, bears, snakes - and a really great Meso-American legend. I loved that SEA is a group of adults, and that Shinji isn't on his own. I'm so happy this is Book 1 of what I hope will be a long series. Shinji is Japanese American
Lisa Librarian
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