Jenn Reese signs in Redondo Beach

02/17/2012 7:30 pm
02/17/2012 8:30 pm

During her archeology studies at
Cornell, Jenn Reese spent a month in a bog in Ireland. Among many things she
learned how to wield a machete, fend off cows, ignore the smell of goose-poop
and pick slugs off her wetsuit. Although these may not be skills needed in her
everyday life, studying cultural evolvement has certainly influenced her
beautifully created worlds. Above World, the first in Reese’s science fiction
children’s series is suspense filled trip through truly imaginative worlds that
will keep readers guessing and wanting more.  With Sara Wilson Etienne.

 

Above World (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780763654177
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick, 2/2012
A suspenseful sci-fi escapade plucks two children out of the ocean for a thrilling adventure. Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean with the Coral Kampii in the City of Shifting Tides. But after centuries spent hidden from the Above World, her colony's survival is at risk. The Kampii's breathing necklaces are failing, but the elders are unwilling to venture above water to seek answers. Only headstrong Aluna and her friend Hoku are stubborn and bold enough to face the terrors of land to search for way to save their people. But can Aluna's fierce determination and fighting skills and Hoku's tech-savvy keep them safe? Set in a world where overcrowding has led humans to adapt - growing tails to live under the ocean or wings to live on mountains - here is a ride through a future where greed and cruelty have gone unchecked, but the loyalty of friends remains true.

Location: 
Street:
2810 Artesia Blvd.
City:
Redondo Beach
,
Province:
California
Postal Code:
90278
Country:
United States