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The Deep

by Helen Dunmore

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ISBN13: 9780060818586
ISBN10: 0060818581
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Sapphire lives in two worlds. On land she walks the rocky shores of the Cornwall coast—but under the sea she can swim like a seal by the side of her Mer friend Faro.

Now both of Sapphy's worlds are threatened. In the profound depths of the ocean, where the Mer cannot go, a monster called the Kraken is stirring. He has the power to sweep Ingo away and shake the land from its foundation.

Because of her mixed blood, Sapphire can enter the Deep. With a great whale as her guide, she will journey to a place so far from the sun, no light can find it—and confront an evil that's even darker.

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About the Author

Helen Dunmore is a multi-award-winning novelist, short story writer and poet. She has written nine adult books, including A Spell of Winter, winner of the first Orange Prize for Fiction in 1996, and twenty-two children’s books, including The Tide Knot, the sequel to Ingo and the winner of the UK NestlÉ Children’s Book Prize Silver Medal. Helen Dunmore lives in Bristol, England, with her husband and children. Visit her online at <>helendunmore.com.
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catie james, January 13, 2010 (view all comments by catie james)
New troubles loom for Saffy, her brother Connor, and their friend Faro, not just because the Kraken - an ancient monster of the deep - has threatened to destroy Ingo unless the Mer give it over their young. A new danger is rising, with aspiring leader Ervys gaining strength by encouraging prejudice those who aren't full-blooded Mer.

Faro's mentor, Saldowr, believes the people of Ingo have another option in Saffy, who entered the deep and managed to survive - an impossible feat all but a handful of the ocean's inhabitants. He presents Saffy with the monumental task of returning to fight and defeat the kraken. Despite the brewing tensions between Ingo and Air, Saffy and Connor agree to help, on the condition that they're allowed to see their father (who traded life as a human to become Mer) upon their return. Armed only with Granny Karne's rowan seeds and Saldowr's magical mirror, Saffy, Connor, and Faro embark on a perilous journey inside the mouth of a whale.

While it's easy enough to dive right into THE DEEP without reading the first two books in Helen Dunmore's Ingo series, I highly recommend all of them. I was so eager to follow the events of Saffy's life and discover the source of her family's connection to the sea, I gobbled up these books up in a matter of days. THE DEEP is a page-flipping installment which takes the three main characters to the edge of an unknown world, forcing them to confront their deepest fears against a treacherous enemy.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780060818586
Author:
Dunmore, Helen
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Author:
by Helen Dunmore
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Girls & Women
Subject:
Family - Parents
Subject:
Fantasy & Magic
Subject:
England
Subject:
Brothers and sisters
Subject:
Children s-Science Fiction and Fantasy
Edition Description:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
20090531
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
from 5
Language:
English
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
8.30x5.70x1.30 in. .90 lbs.
Age Level:
from 10
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