Bibliograph

A tear in the ocean, H.M. Bouwman ; illustrations by Yuko Shimizu

Type

Label

A tear in the ocean, H.M. Bouwman ; illustrations by Yuko Shimizu

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 10 up

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A tear in the ocean

Responsibility statement

H.M. Bouwman ; illustrations by Yuko Shimizu

Series statement

Crack in the sea, 2

Summary

Putnam, the future king of Raftworld, wants more than anything to prove himself. When the water in the Second World starts to become salty and his father won't do anything about it, Putnam sees his chance. He steals a boat and sneaks off toward the source of the salty water. He doesn't know he has a stowaway onboard, an island girl named Artie. As the two face uncertainty and danger in their shared adventure, an extraordinary friendship forms. Meanwhile, a hundred years in the past, Rayel, princess of Raftworld, flees to southern waters, escaping an arranged marriage, and foiling a plot to kill her father. Told in alternating perspectives with Putnam and Artie traveling further and further into the uncharted southern sea and Rayel, the key to the saltwater mystery, sailing the same sea in her own time Putnam and Artie must put aside their differences and figure out why the sea is salty before it's too late

Target audience

juvenile

Contributor

Creator