Sky island

Sky island

Amy Chu

Book - 2020

The stunning sequel to Sea Sirens, the middle-grade graphic novel about a spunky Vietnamese American surfer girl and her cantankerous talking cat. This time Trot and Cap'n Bill have to rescue a Sea Siren friend from the clutches of a ruthless amusement park owner. School's out and Trot and Cap'n Bill are looking forward to a carefree summer of surfing. But trouble surfaces when Grandpa hooks a message in a bottle while fishing. Clia, the Sea Siren princess, and Anko, King of the Sea Serpents, need their help: Merla, their Sea Siren friend, has been kidnapped! Trot, her cat, and her grandfather join the rescue effort which takes them to an old abandoned amusement park island resort, where plans are afoot for a grand re-opening.... But who is behind this development? Enter Rosalie, an environmentalist with a personal grudge against the developer. She can tell them a thing or two about the mysterious Mr. Buluru and his secret plans for the park. And Trot has a pretty good idea who the new main attraction of the park will be--but not if she and her crew get to that tank and free Merla first! Like Sea Sirens, Sky Island was inspired by an L. Frank Baum novel of the same name. This charming graphic novel weaves fantastical ocean creatures, quirky but sympathetic main characters, a fun amusement park setting, and fast-paced adventure into an imaginative, world-building story.

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Subjects
Vietnamese Americans > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Women surfers > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Cats > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Mermaids > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Kidnapping > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Amusement parks > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Islands > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Real estate developers > Comic books, strips, etc. > Juvenile fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Graphic novels.
Genres
Action and adventure fiction
Graphic novels
Published
New York : Viking 2020.
Language
English
Main Author
Amy Chu (author)
Other Authors
Janet Lee, 1967- (author), Dave Lanphear (letterer)
Physical Description
156 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Audience
GN300L
ISBN
9780451480248
9780451480231
  • Message in a bottle
  • King Anko's nifty nautilus
  • Trot's world
  • Rosalie
  • Sky Island
  • Aquarium
  • Cap'n Bill to the rescue
  • A new chapter.
Review by Kirkus Book Review

Trot the girl and Cap'n Bill the cat are back in another adventure with the Sea Sirens (2019). School is out, and Trot is ready for another summer of surfing. In hopes of spending some time with her Sea Siren friends, Trot sends them a message in a bottle with the help of her grandfather and his fishing pole. When she receives an urgent message from King Anko in a different bottle, Trot, Cap'n Bill, and Grandpa clamber into the monarch's submarine. Once they're onboard, Princess Clia explains that her best friend, Merla, has been kidnapped by humans. With a little magic to replace her tail with legs, Princess Clia joins the three on land, where they discover the boat that took Merla is connected to abandoned amusement park Sky Island. With the help of Grandpa's friend, they set off to Sky Island to rescue Merla. Featuring the same bright color palette and impressive linework as its predecessor, this sequel is another stunning work of art. With mermaids, an evil collector of curiosities, a hero cat, an extraordinary theme park, and twists and turns aplenty, there is something for all fantasy adventure lovers--though some of the twists are abrupt, and the conclusion feels rushed. Vietnamese American Trot's grandfather's dementia is mentioned when Trot uses it to explain why he is talking about mermaids. Mesmerizing artwork carries an exciting rescue mission. (Graphic fantasy. 8-12) Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Copyright (c) Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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