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It is not down on any map; true places never are.Maya Nelson isnt your typical thirteen-year-old. Shes spent her whole life living on the sea with her marine biologist parents, her younger brother, Simon, and baby sister, Penny. Maya used to love living on a sailboat, but lately, everything feels terribly claustrophobic. Maya longs to go to school on land. To make friends. To lead a normal life. But when a violent storm hits and Mayas parents are washed overboard, life becomes anything but normal. The children manage to steer the boat toward a mysterious island, to a place that doesnt exist on a map.Welcome to Tamarind, where fish can fly, pirates patrol the waters, jaguars lurk, the islanders are at war, and an evil, child-stealing enchantress rules the jungle.Maya never imagined shed have to face so many dangers. But then, who could have imagined a place like Tamarind?In her stunning first middle grade novel, The Lost Island of Tamarind, Nadia Aguiar tells a heart-pounding adventure story about a haunting, fantastical island cut off from the outside world. The adventure continues in book two, Secrets of Tamarind, and book three, The Great Wave of Tamarind.The books magic . . . lies in Aguiars precise, often lyrical descriptions. --The New York Times Book Review Aguiars exciting debut novel is a cross between Peter Pan and Lost. --Publishers Weekly, starred reviewSpunky kids, perilous pursuits and marine mystery make for a smashing good read. --Kirkus ReviewsEach detail of this fantasy is crafted with care; readers will be drawn into this dangerous, magical world where anything is possible. --School Library Journal
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
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