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Ness, Patrick

And the Ocean Was Our Sky

160 pp. | HarperTeen | September, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-286072-9 $19.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-06-286074-3
(3) YA Illustrated by Rovina Cai. Bathsheba lives in a futuristic whale society that has adopted many customs of seafaring humans; they explore, hunt, and use ship-building technology. Led by Captain Alexandra, the pod "hunt[s] for a legend, a myth, a devil": Toby Wick, a human whale-killer. Their fantastical, violent quest is infused with Ness's powerfully made allusions to Moby-Dick and richly illustrated with Cai's swirly, atmospheric art.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

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