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328 pp.
| HarperCollins |
June, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-081858-6$16.99
(2)
4-6
The Kraken is awakening and poised to destroy the undersea world of Ingo. Mer/human Sapphire (Ingo, The Tide Knot) must dive to the Deep in order to lull the Kraken back to sleep. The story's pacing is deliberate, but the stakes are relentlessly high. In commanding prose and with depth and resonance, Dunmore explores themes of identity and belonging.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2009