Girl at Sea
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
Sometimes you have to get lost . . .
The Girl: Clio Ford, seventeen, wants to spend the summer smooching her art-store crush, not stuck on a boat in the Mediterranean. At least she'll get a killer tan.
The Mission: Survive her father's crazy antics. Oh, and also find some missing underwater treasure that could unlock the secrets of civilization.
The Crew: Dad's wacky best friend Martin, his bizarre research partner Julia, her voluptuous daughter Elsa . . . and then there's Aidan, Julia's incredibly attractive, incredibly arrogant assistant.
What's going on behind Aidan's intellectual, intensely green eyes, anyway?
As Clio sails into uncharted territory she unveils secrets that have the power to change history. But her most surprising discovery is that there's something deeper and more cryptic than the sea—her own heart.
. . . to find what you're looking for
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
When Clio was a kid, she invented a popular adventure board game with her father, which allowed them to live an adventurous life that included trips to Peru, Greece and Japan. But after the money disappeared and Clio had a scuba diving accident (her father allowed her to get a tattoo over her scar), her parents fought nightly and eventually "sat down to tell her that sometimes parents don't get along and can't be married anymore." Now years later, circumstances throw 17-year-old Clio and her estranged father together for another adventure, this time aboard his luxury yacht; he has assembled a strange crew, including his archaeologist professor girlfriend and her cute young assistant, Aidan, to embark on a mysterious expedition. The author masterfully weaves together plenty of plot points, from the unresolved tension between Clio and her father, to the strange attraction between Clio and Aidan, which at times "practically crackled." Flashbacks to another adventurous father and daughter more than 100 years before add depth to the story and provide clues to the crew's secret mission. Spirited Clio is immensely personable and witty and Johnson (Devilish) paints her summer at sea vividly, including well-crafted descriptions of everything from a scuba dive through a shipwreck to a touching father-daughter reconciliation. Ages 12-up.
Customer Reviews
Amazing book
I'm not big on books, but this was so good! I read it within 2 days which is kinda crazy for me since I had school work and stuff like that. Instead of staying up late to watch YouTube or Netflix I stayed up late to read this book. 13/10 Amazing book will definitely read it again.
Pretty Good
This book is Great but just one problem, it doesn’t have a lot of details. In my opinion if you do fix it would be a fantastic book.
AMAZING
To be very frank, I didn’t have any high expectations about this book, but the moment I finished the first three chapters, I was addicted. Clio was such a relatable character at many levels, but let’s not forget Aidan aka Haircut. I was rooting for him the moment he was introduced. Overall, this book was funny, admirable and kept me hooked until the end.