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Staff Pick
With its winning combination of time travel, maps, pirates, and a strong heroine, this wonderful debut novel seamlessly blends fantasy and history. Through an intricate plot full of twists and turns, the reader is invited to sail with 16-year-old Nix through different centuries against the backdrop of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Recommended By Richard C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Heidi Heilig's debut teen fantasy sweeps from modern-day New York City, to nineteenth-century Hawaii, to places of myth and legend. Sixteen-year-old Nix has sailed across the globe and through centuries aboard her time-traveling father's ship. But when he gambles with her very existence, it all may be about to end.
The Girl from Everywhere, the first of two books, blends fantasy, history, and a modern sensibility. Its witty, fast-paced dialogue, breathless adventure, multicultural cast, and enchanting romance will dazzle readers of Sabaa Tahir, Rae Carson, and Rachel Hartman.
Nix's life began in Honolulu in 1868. Since then she has traveled to mythic Scandinavia, a land from the tales of One Thousand and One Nights, modern-day New York City, and many more places both real and imagined. As long as he has a map, Nix's father can sail his ship, The Temptation, to any place, any time. But now he's uncovered the one map he's always sought — 1868 Honolulu, before Nix's mother died in childbirth. Nix's life — her entire existence — is at stake. No one knows what will happen if her father changes the past. It could erase Nix's future, her dreams, her adventures... her connection with the charming Persian thief, Kash, who's been part of their crew for two years. If Nix helps her father reunite with the love of his life, it will cost her her own.
Review
“With time travel, fantasy, Hawaiian history, mythology, cute animals,
and a feisty female protagonist, romance and fantasy readers will find
much to enjoy.” Booklist
Review
“History and mythology fans will love this fast-moving ride through
time, where mythological maps take Nix and the crew to real places with
items and creatures true to the map’s design…This must-have fantasy
adventure will appeal to fans of Rick Riordan’s ‘Kane Chronicles.’” School Library Journal (starred review)
Review
“A skillful mashup of science fiction and eclectic mythology, enlivened
by vivid sensory detail and moments of emotional and philosophical
depth. …A nonstop time-travel romp.” Kirkus Reviews