North of Nowhere
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4.5 • 24 Ratings
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series comes a captivating adventure about family, friendship, and the bonds that bridge time. The sleepy seaside village of Porthaven hides a mystery: Mia’s grandad has vanished, and nobody knows why. When Mia and her mom rush to Porthaven to help her grandmother, Mia imagines long dreary days with no one to talk to except for the old-time fisherman at her grandparents’ pub. But that’s before Mia finds a diary on an empty, docked fishing boat and starts exchanging notes with a local girl named Dee, a girl who seems much like her. Mia is excited about having a new friend, but why do their plans to meet each other never materialize? And why does Dee claim to be stuck at home due to violent storms when Mia sees only sunny skies? Will Mia be able to solve the mystery of where — and when — her grandfather and friend might be before time and tide forever wash away their futures?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Kessler's (the Emily Windsnap series) seaswept novel, a mysterious disappearance leads 13-year-old Mia to uncover a long-held family secret. When Mia's grandfather suddenly goes missing, she grudgingly gives up time with her friends to accompany her mother to her grandparents' fishing village hometown, so they can help Mia's grandmother. Mia resigns herself to boring, gloomy days in Porthaven with no cell phone or Internet connection. But when she happens upon an abandoned fishing boat and a secret diary tucked inside she embarks on a time-bending journey. As days pass, Mia exchanges notes with the diary's owner, a girl named Dee; what Mia doesn't realize is that her notes are traveling back in time 50 years. Kessler uses this device to explore Porthaven's history, while untangling the reasons behind Grandad's disappearance and the magic that sets the events of the story in motion. Despite some murky logic, the plucky fantasy-adventure hums along with genuine contemporary characters at the helm. Ages 9 12.
Customer Reviews
LIZ KESSLER YOUR ARE AWESOME
I think I spelled your name wrong but you are an AMAAAAZING author. When I read your books at school, my eyes were on the book and we were suppose to be doing a worksheet and then when I realized my teacher was talking, we were already grading the worksheet we just did 😆
Awesome!!!
This book was so great , that I could not get my eyes of it. The author really makes you think that you are one of the characters in the story❤️❤️❤️ I think that anyone could read this book and fall in love with it as soon as they finish chapter one😍
North Of Nowhere
It was good it had me sitting on the edge of my seat because it always had something going on. I never wanted to put it down because it was so amazing!!!