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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. But now the heat is on 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.

A Feast For The Imagination . . . An Enthralling Adventure. - Abi Elphinstone, Author Of Sky Song This Swashbuckling Tale Has It All - Storms In Jars, Magic Kraken Bells, Lost Cities And A Truly Unique Pirate Ship. I Loved It. - Alex Bell, Author Of The Polar Bear Explorers' Club Aleja Is A Dreamer Who Longs For A Life Of Magic And Adventure. So When A Mysterious Ship Arrives In Her Spanish Harbour City, Crewed By A Band Of Ruthless Women, Aleja Knows It's Sailed Right Out Of A Legend. And It Wants Her. But Life Aboard The Ship Of Shadows Is More Than Even She Bargained For. It Will Take All Of Aleja's Strength And Skill To Gain The Trust Of Her Fellow Pirates - And Discover What They Are Risking Everything To Find . . . A Sweeping, Sparkling Debut That Will Delight Fans Of The Polar Bear Explorer's Club And The Girl Of Ink And Stars.

An ancient myth looms over a powerful new friendship in this debut middle grade fantasy packed with Hugo Cabret charm.The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known. She’s always been told that there is nothing to see beyond the shores of her small, salty island.That is, until a mysterious boy washes in with the tide, trapped inside the belly of a whale.The citizens of the City believe he’s ruled by the Enemy—the legendary god who drowned the whole world—come again to cause untold chaos. Only Ellie believes that the boy is innocent.To save him, Ellie must prove that he’s not who they think he is—even if that means revealing her own dangerous secret.Fans of Wildwood and The Mysterious Benedict Society will be enthralled by this inventive and adventurous take on a modern classic.

World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip tells "an enchanting fantasy that is tinged with realism and romance." (School Library Journal)Since the day her father's fishing boat returned without him, Peri and her mother have mourned his loss. Her mother sinks into a deep depression and spends her days gazing out at the sea. Unable to control her anger and sadness any longer, Peri uses the small magic she knows to hex the sea. And suddenly into her drab life come the King's sons—changelings with strange ties to the underwater kingdom—a young magician, and, finally, love."McKillip is a master storyteller; her tale rings true as if it were being told from memory."—Kirkus Reviews, pointer review

New York Times bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty sets sail into the second adventure of pirate Amina al-Sirafi as her quest to track down magical artifacts brings her to the island lair of a sorceress whose woven enchantments are impossible to flee. Amina al-Sirafi thinks she's struck gold. Tasked with hunting down arcane artifacts for the council of immortal peris, she can savor the occasional rollicking adventure on the high seas with her cherished criminal companions while still returning home to raise her beloved daughter, Marjana. But when Raksh, the spirit of discord with whom she is reluctantly wed, provokes the council's wrath, Amina is charged with a seemingly impossible quest: steal a spindle capable of rewriting fate from a mysterious sorceress on an island no one can escape. Forced to leave Marjana--who is increasingly frustrated at being peddled what are clearly lies about her mother's life and her own past--Amina finds her mission almost immediately thrown into peril. But deadly storms, an erratic poison mistress, and old enemies are the least of her worries. For the peris' story is unraveling, hinting at a far deadlier game whose rules Amina must swiftly puzzle out. A game that sets her against an adversary more cunning and powerful than she has ever faced. A game that not everyone on her crew wants her to win.

A World War II merchant marine ship is attacked by Nazi submarines in the seventh book in this action-packed middle grade series! Perfect for fans of the Hero and Scout books. A year after Pearl Harbor, cabin boy Julio and his loyal Boxer, Jack, join the US Merchant Marines on a dangerous mission to bring supplies to troops on the Pacific front. But when their convoy is attacked by German U-boats, their ship sinks, leaving Julio and Jack in a lifeboat fighting storms, sharks, starvation, and sickness. Can Julio and Jack help save the crew—and stay alive—as they search for land in the vast South Atlantic Ocean? 

Exciting new magical adventure series for girls – will you answer the call of Silver Dolphins? Antonia is a secret Silver Dolphin – she's responsible for helping the creatures of the bay when their environment is threatened, by responding to the call of her magic necklace. It's the start of the summer holidays and Jessica, Antonia's sister, is becoming increasingly obsessed about 'catching up' with her big sister. She covets Antonia's necklace and cannot resist the temptation of borrowing it' Antonia is distraught when she thinks it's lost for ever: how will she hear the distress call of her dolphins without it? But they are not the only ones in need of her help...

Since her family moved to Cornwall, Lizzy's world has been turned upside down by the discovery that she has a long-lost brother, Kes, and even more amazingly that their mother is a mermaid. Now Lizzy and her new family must bravely battle the evil sea queen and her terrfying servant, for Lizzy has a powerful treasure and the sea queen will stop at nothing to get it. Exciting and full of dark mystery and suspense, ideal for girls of 8�10 who love stories with an edge.

Sapphire, Conor and their Mer friends Faro and Elvira are ready to make the crossing of Ingo - a long and dangerous journey that only the strongest young Mer are called upon to make. Ervys, his followers and new recruits, the sharks, are determined that Sapphire and Conor must be stopped - dead or alive.

Serafina and the Black Cloak meets The Little Mermaid in this enchanting sequel to The Frost Fair, where best friends Thomasina and Anne must face a new magical threat to London. After facing down Father Winter and escaping the Frost Fair, Thomasina and Anne have achieved their dream. Without needing any wishes at all, they're running their own sweetshop. But magical creatures and otherworldly beings aren't quite done with them yet, and they soon find their friend Henry kidnapped by an evil Sea Queen and dragged down into the depths of the River Thames. Determined to save him, the girls venture into the deep and discover the enchanting world of the Free Waters: a vast, glittering underwater city, home to mermaids, sirens, and selkies. But the journey to rescuing Henry is more dangerous than they could have imagined, and the Sea Queen a powerful enemy--one who might be even stronger than Father Winter himself.