Compass South: A Graphic Novel (Four Points, Book 1)

ISBN-13: 9781250121844 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 224 str.

Hope Larson; Rebecca Mock

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A New York Times bestseller Get ready for a breathtaking journey in Compass South, a gorgeous graphic novel for middle-grade readers, written by Hope Larson and illustrated by Rebecca Mock.It's 1860 in New York City. When 12-year-old twins Alexander and Cleopatra's father disappears, they join the Black Hook Gang and are caught by the police pulling off a heist. They agree to reveal the identity of the gang in exchange for tickets to New Orleans. But once there, Alex is shanghaied to work on a ship that is heading for San Francisco via Cape Horn. Cleo stows away on a steamer to New Granada where she hopes to catch a train to San Francisco to find her brother. Neither Alexander nor Cleo realizes the real danger they are in-they are being followed by pirates who think they hold the key to treasure. How they outwit the pirates and find each other makes for a fast-paced, stunning adventure.Praise for Compass South "Larson, best known for her graphic novel adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time, weaves a wonderful, vivid story, assisted beautifully by Mock's illustrations, which take the twins from murky back alleys to bright and vibrant ocean scenes. . . . A charming choice for elementary and middle school library graphic novel collections." --School Library Journal, starred review"Captures all the rollicking action of a Robert Louis Stevenson-type sea adventure." --The Horn Book