Map of Flames (the Forgotten Five, Book 1) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593325407)

X-Men meets Spy Kids in this instant New York Times bestseller! Here's the first book in a new middle-grade fantasy/adventure series from the author of The Unwanteds.

Fifteen years ago, eight supernatural criminals fled Estero City to make a new life in an isolated tropical hideout. Over time, seven of them disappeared without a trace, presumed captured or killed. And now, the remaining one has died.

Left behind to fend for themselves are the criminals' five children, each with superpowers of their own: Birdie can communicate with animals. Brix has athletic abilities and can heal quickly. Tenner can swim like a fish and can see in the dark and hear from a distance. Seven's skin camouflages to match whatever is around him. Cabot hasn't shown signs of any unusual power--yet.

Then one day Birdie finds a map among her father's things that leads to a secret stash. There is also a note:

Go to Estero, find your mother, and give her the map.

The five have lived their entire lives in isolation. What would it mean to follow the map to a strange world full of things they've only heard about, like cell phones, cars, and electricity? A world where, thanks to their parents, being supernatural is a crime?

Author: Lisa McMann
ISBN-10: 0593325400
ISBN-13: 9780593325407
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 02/22/2022
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 1.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 516705 / Map of Flames


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2021
School Library Journal 01/01/2022 pg. 70
Booklist 01/01/2022 pg. 75
Publishers Weekly 02/07/2022