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106 pp.
| Abrams/Amulet |
March, 2016 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4197-2067-3$9.95
(4)
4-6
Illustrated by
Kory Merritt.
Mya, Oliver, and Jorge are enjoying a hot-air balloon ride when their evil captain purposefully crash-lands them on a tropical island. The local population of Sabertooth tigers, Dodo birds, and Vikings (who soon become their captors) drives home the strangeness of their situation. Merritt's droll, bug-eyed characters enliven the swiftly moving graphic-novel mystery, but some of the jokes and dialogue fall flat.