Daughter of the Deep

Books | Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General

4.4

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Rick Riordan

#1 New York Times best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting modern take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family's she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP. Ana's freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea, the details of which have been kept secret. She only hopes she has what it'll take to succeed. All her worries are blown out of the water when, on the bus ride to the ship, Ana and her schoolmates witness a terrible tragedy that will change the trajectory of their lives. But wait, there's more. The professor accompanying them informs Ana that their rival school, Land Institute, and Harding-Pencroft have been fighting a cold war for a hundred and fifty years. Now that cold war has been turned up to a full broil, and the freshman are in danger of becoming fish food. In a race against deadly enemies, Ana will make amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she puts her leadership skills to the test for the first time. Rick Riordan's trademark humor, fast-paced action, and wide cast of characters are on full display in this undersea adventure that puts a new spin on Captain Nemo and the submarine Nautilus. Complete your middle grade action-adventure collection with these titles: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer Rick Riordan Presents: Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi Rick Riordan Presents: City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda

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Author

Rick Riordan

Pages

364

Publisher

Disney Electronic Content

Published Date

2021-10-26

ISBN

1368077943 9781368077941

Ratings

Google: 5

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"DNF this. Nothing particularly wrong with it. But, I'm an adult male. Just didn't click with me. "

Road Master

"Not what I was expecting at all! Really enjoyed it! 🌊🐠🐙"

Book Hooked Kate

"I LOVED IT! I was hooked in chapter 1. I love the characters it was so well written and the twists were so great and perfectly planned out and executed. I will be rereading this and will recommend it for a long time."

Kati

"This is so good, I don’t know how to put it in words, lol. I didn’t want to put it down 😂"

Lauren O.

"Listened my way through the audio book version of this story. It is definitely sci-fi, but it has realistic historical timelines that give a refreshing feel to this story. The author did great with the balance of information overload, action, plot, and conflict.‐Great read! Reader level was middle school/high school so it was easy to follow and used modern terminology and references."

Jenn

"I think Rick Riordan did a good job with this one. I could very much see how good of a movie this book could produce if done right. The characters were very unique and interesting."

Where's Waldo

"I loved this book… which leads to believe that the sun and the star was such a train wreck because Rick let another author have control, this was stunningly written, the plot was moving fairly quickly, the characters were all given their moment in the spotlight… 10/10"

Rivs

"I will always pick up anything by Riordan, but this particular adventure fell a bit short of what I expect from his books. This was a very exposition-heavy story, and the pacing felt a bit disjointed. We start slow, slam into intense action, hit the brakes for about the next third of the book as all the technical elements are explained, then slam into action again and finish off with a slow burn of unanswered questions and irresolution. (I’m assuming this is only the first installment to a longer series??)<br/><br/>That being said, the usual brand of Riordan humor is there, as always! There were moments where I audibly laughed at the dialogue or various character antics. The tech aspect was a bit overboard, but I enjoyed the characters! Admittedly, with such a large cast, it was a bit difficult to differentiate between some of them, especially at the beginning of the book.<br/><br/>Did I enjoy this story? Yes. Is it my favorite work by Riordan? Not by a long shot"