I received The Lost Compass for this review/feature. Opinions expressed are my own.
The Lost Compass is now available in paperback and is the sequel to the acclaimed The Fog Diver?which was named a Texas Bluebonnet selection and winner of the 2015 Cybils Award for Speculative Fiction and the Michigan Library Association’s 2016 YouPer Award. Thirteen-year-old Chess and his crew must stop the deadly and mysterious Fog from enveloping the city of Port Oro and destroying their world.
Chess and his crew?Hazel, Swedish, Loretta, and Bea?may have escaped the slums, but they cannot escape the Fog that threatens to swallow the entire mountaintop city of Port Oro. Only one thing can stop the Fog: an ancient machine known as the Compass. And only one person can find it: Chess. With the help of his crew, Chess faces dangerous encounters and deadly driftsharks to unearth the hidden instrument. It’s a race against time to save this sanctuary in the sky.
With adventure at every turn, peril behind every corner, and a few determined slum kids who must save the day, Joel Ross presents a fantastic world in this fast-paced follow-up to The Fog Diver.
Joel Ross is the author of two WWII thrillers for adults (Double Cross Blind and White Flag Down). He is the author of The Fog Diver, his tween debut. He lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife, Lee Nichols, who is also a full-time writer, and his son, Ben, who is a full-time kid. You can find out more on his website and on Twitter.
Listed for ages 8-12 I read this book to Big Sis who is 8 years old. The book is full of magical adventures and excitement and is a great book for both boys and girls. Big Sis followed along with every word and would beg me to read “just a few more pages” every single night when it was time for bed. She really likes this book series but I actually love it. It is exactly the type of adventure book I would have read as a kid. A great book series for kids that like fantasy chapter books.
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