Moving Target
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- 29,00 kr
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- 29,00 kr
Publisher Description
In this exciting and action-packed adventure by an award-winning author, a young girl discovers her secret ancient bloodline. The fate of her family, and the world, may rest in her hands . . .Cassie Arroyo, an American studying in Rome, has her world ripped apart when someone tries to kill her father, an art history professor at an Italian university. Is she their next target?Cassie sets out to uncover what is happening, only to learn that she is a member of an ancient bloodline that enables her to use the Spear of Destiny--a legendary object that can alter the future. Now running from a secret organization intent on killing those from her bloodline, Cassie must--with the help of some friends--decipher the clues that will lead her to the Spear.Christina Diaz Gonzalez has created a fast-paced thrill-ride of a book, rich with riddles and myth, that young readers will not want to put down.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in present-day Rome, Gonzalez's (A Thunderous Whisper) thriller hits the ground running and doesn't let up. Eighth-grader Cassie Arroyo is unceremoniously whisked out of school one afternoon by her father, a "mild-mannered art historian," who tells her that a secret organization called the Hastati is after her. He instructs Cassie to find a man named Brother Gregorio and is promptly shot and wounded. After escaping to the monastery where Brother Gregorio lives with his nephew, Asher, Cassie's questions are slowly answered. For centuries, the Hastati has guarded the mythical Spear of Destiny, which purportedly can shape world events when paired with a descendent of St. Longinus like Cassie. Cassie, Asher, and her best friend Simone set off to find the spear, following clues that lead to more answers, questions, and peril. Gonzalez's characters can be a bit one-dimensional, but the story's shocking twists and juicy mix of history and legend, as well as a cliffhanger ending, should be more than enough to keep readers eager for Cassie's next adventure. Ages 8 12.
