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| Original Title: | Mirage |
| ISBN: | 0763654183 (ISBN13: 9780763654184) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.candlewick.com/cat.asp?browse=Title&mode=book&isbn=0763654183&pix=n |
| Series: | Above World #2 |
Jenn Reese
Hardcover | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.25 | 594 Users | 73 Reviews
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A thrilling sequel from an exciting new voice in middle-grade sci-fi tracks two ocean-born children braving the dangers of the Above World.The desert is no place for ocean-dwelling Kampii like Aluna and Hoku, especially now that Aluna has secretly started growing her tail. But the maniacal Karl Strand is out to conquer the Above World, and the horselike Equians are next on his list. Aluna, Hoku, and their friends — winged Calli and Equian exile Dash — race to the desert city of Mirage, intent on warning the Equians. When they arrive, Strand’s clone, Scorch, has gotten there first. Now the Equian leader has vowed to take all his people to war as part of Strand’s army. Any herd that refuses to join him by the time of the desert-wide competition known as the Thunder Trials will be destroyed. To have any chance of defeating Scorch and convincing the Equians to switch sides, the four friends must find a way to win the Trials. The challenge seems impossible. But if they fail, the desert — and possibly all of the Above World — will be lost to Karl Strand forever. Here is the action-packed follow-up to Above World, which Kirkus Reviews called "a thrilling sci-fi adventure. Imaginative and riveting."
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| Title | : | Mirage (Above World #2) |
| Author | : | Jenn Reese |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | March 12th 2013 by Candlewick Press |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Science Fiction. Dystopia. Childrens. Middle Grade. Mythology. Mermaids. Young Adult. Adventure |
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Ratings: 4.25 From 594 Users | 73 ReviewsComment On About Books Mirage (Above World #2)
Disclaimer: Jenn Reese is a friend and colleague. I read this book pre-publication. It's rare that a novel successfully balances the epic and the intimate, but MIRAGE nails it. As with ABOVE WORLD, the first book in this middle-grade series, MIRAGE treats us to a large-scale adventure, with a primitive, fallen world teeming with imaginative techno-creatures inspired by mythology: mermaids, centaurs, harpies, and more. The pace is fast, the battles are big, and the stakes are large. But MIRAGEDisclaimer: Jenn Reese is a friend and colleague. I read this book pre-publication. It's rare that a novel successfully balances the epic and the intimate, but MIRAGE nails it. As with ABOVE WORLD, the first book in this middle-grade series, MIRAGE treats us to a large-scale adventure, with a primitive, fallen world teeming with imaginative techno-creatures inspired by mythology: mermaids, centaurs, harpies, and more. The pace is fast, the battles are big, and the stakes are large. But MIRAGE
This review is from eighth grade, so please forgive the bad writing.In many science fiction/fantasy books, the main characters have to go through a series of trials to reach the ending conclusion. Trial means test or hearing or ordeal. In many forms of fiction, a trial is a boulder a character has to overcome or an event a character has to get through to move on with the story. For instance, the ancient Greeks told myths about Hercules going through trial after trial, gaining more strength
I felt this was a book I should have loved with wholehearted abandon, and yet that's not how I felt about it, most of the way through. Everything is good, and the slow and sometimes painful growth of family in characters from widely differing backgrounds is excellent. It might have been the writing, which felt a little -- heavy -- at times, especially the use of "the Equian" or whatever, in place of a character's name. (It's such a minor quibble, but is one of those stylistic things that can
The Story:Alana, Hoku, Dash, and Calli are on their way into the desert to find the Equians, and hopefully gain their aid in fighting Karl Strand. They are too late, and one of Strand's clones has taken a role of influence among the horse people. The leader of the Equians is asking all horse tribes to join en force with Strand. Any tribe that refuses to join him by the time of the Thunder Trials will be destroyed.Our four young heroes go to live with Dash's former tribe as prisoners. Once there
Mirage (Above World #2) by Jenn Reese, 356 pages. Candlewick Press, 2013. $7.99Language: G (0 swears, 0 f); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG13BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS ADVISABLEAUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGHDuring their encounter with Fathom, Aluna and her friends learned that his sibling Scorch is planning to claim the Equians, as Fathom tried to do to the Kampii. Rushing to the desert to warn Dashs people, Aluna and her friends find that they are too lateScorch is close to achieving her goal. Dash broke
This week, I read Mirage by Jenn Reese. I read Above World a few weeks ago and so when I saw that my library had the sequel, I jumped at the chance to read it. :DFirst of all, I should note that this really isn't much of a mermaid book. The kids in it are merekids, but in book 1 they got the chance to come Above World (get it?) and have an adventure on land. Mirage continues that adventure, but there's really no part of it that takes place under the ocean.The only real mermaid element we deal
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