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Bouwman, H. M.

A Tear in the Ocean

298 pp. | Putnam | January, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-54522-1 $16.99
(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. In this companion to A Crack in the Sea, Bouwman elegantly twists and twirls two narrations: Raftworlder Putnam and Islander Artie's quest at sea in "the present: 1949," and Princess Rayel's journey a century earlier. An intentional folkloric sensibility is palpable as they encounter fantastical beings and places in the "second world," shown in Shimizu's occasional, dramatic black-and-white illustrations. An engaging, original coming-of-age story with an unpredictable, adventurous plot.
Reviewer: Monica Edinger | Horn Book Magazine Issue: March, 2019

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