Race to the Bottom of the Sea (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763679231)

Can a clever young inventor uncover a ruthless pirate's heart of gold? Thrilling sea adventure takes on a hint of steampunk in the second book by the author of the acclaimed Hour of the Bees.

When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident, eleven-year-old Fidelia Quail is racked by grief -- and guilt. It was a submarine of Fidelia's invention that her parents were in when they died, and it was she who pressed them to stay out longer when the raging Undertow was looming. But Fidelia is forced out of her mourning when she's kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, a pirate whose list of treasons stretches longer than a ribbon eel. Her task? Use her marine know-how to retrieve his treasure, lost on the ocean floor. But as Fidelia and the pirates close in on the prize, with the navy hot on their heels, she realizes that Merrick doesn't expect to live long enough to enjoy his loot. Could something other than black-hearted greed be driving him? Will Fidelia be able to master the perils of the ocean without her parents -- and piece together the mystery of Merrick the Monstrous before it's too late?

Author: Lindsay Eagar
ISBN-10: 0763679232
ISBN-13: 9780763679231
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 10/10/2017
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 7.80h x 6.40w x 1.30d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 192704 / Race to the Bottom of the Sea


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
Booklist 08/01/2017 pg. 64
School Library Journal 09/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 09/11/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2017
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2017 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 - Recommended, Satisfactory