Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bandgt;Inside an ordinary middle school in an ordinary city, a small redheaded eighth grader is doing something very ordinary, indeed.andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Ever since Charlotte Mielswetzski and her cousin, Zee, saved the world, life has been rather ordinary. Ordinary, that is, if you call being ultramegagrounded (in Charlotte's case) or treated as if you might fall to pieces (in Zee's case) ordinary. Either way, heroes deserve better. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Of course, no one knows Charlotte and Zee are heroes. It's not like they can simply announce that Greek myths are real or proclaim they have returned from the Underworld, where they rescued all of mankind from Philonecron, a deranged demigod with delusions of grandeur. Instead, they are forced to keep this terrible knowledge to themselves, and are stuck in a state of extraordinary ordinariness. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; But things aren't quite as ordinary as they seem. For Philonecron is the grandson of Poseidon, and you don't mess with the progeny of the second most powerful god in the universe. And Philonecron himself isn't so happy about having all of his delicious plans thwarted by mortal children. He wants revenge, and with his grandfather to help him, he is going to get what he wants. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; For Charlotte and Zee, their not-so-ordinary lives are about to be disrupted once again. This time it's not the world they must save -- it's themselves. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; In the thrilling second installment of the Cronus Chronicles trilogy, author Anne Ursu brings her trademark wit to a spectacular adventure on the high seas.
Review
"Witty, well-paced, and fun." -- andlt;iandgt;Kirkusandlt;/iandgt;
Review
"Readers will root for [Charlotte] as she battles powerful Greek Gods and monsters." -- andlt;iandgt;School Library Journalandlt;/iandgt;
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"Charlotte and Zee make a great team - look forward to seeing more of them as the Cronus Chronicles continue." -- andlt;iandgt;Horn Bookandlt;/iandgt;
Synopsis
Inside an ordinary middle school in an ordinary city, a small redheaded eighth grader is doing something very ordinary, indeed.
Ever since Charlotte Mielswetzski and her cousin, Zee, saved the world, life has been rather ordinary. Ordinary, that is, if you call being ultramegagrounded (in Charlotte's case) or treated as if you might fall to pieces (in Zee's case) ordinary. Either way, heroes deserve better.
Of course, no one knows Charlotte and Zee are heroes. It's not like they can simply announce that Greek myths are real or proclaim they have returned from the Underworld, where they rescued all of mankind from Philonecron, a deranged demigod with delusions of grandeur. Instead, they are forced to keep this terrible knowledge to themselves, and are stuck in a state of extraordinary ordinariness.
But things aren't quite as ordinary as they seem. For Philonecron is the grandson of Poseidon, and you don't mess with the progeny of the second most powerful god in the universe. And Philonecron himself isn't so happy about having all of his delicious plans thwarted by mortal children. He wants revenge, and with his grandfather to help him, he is going to get what he wants.
For Charlotte and Zee, their not-so-ordinary lives are about to be disrupted once again. This time it's not the world they must save -- it's themselves.
In the thrilling second installment of the Cronus Chronicles trilogy, author Anne Ursu brings her trademark wit to a spectacular adventure on the high seas.
About the Author
Anne Ursu is the author of The Shadow Thieves, The Siren Song, and The Immortal Fire, all books in the Cronus Chronicles series. She has also writtenandnbsp;novels for adults. Anne teaches at Hamline University's Masters ofandnbsp;Fine Arts in Writing for Children for Young Adults. She lives in Minneapolis with her son and cats.
Table of Contents
Part One: Fish
1: No Way to Treat a Hero
2: Something Wrong, Something Right
3: Charlotte Junior, Fish at Large
4: The Friendly Skies
5: The Perils of Being a Fish
6: Totally Lulu
Part Two: Fishy
7: No Way to Treat a Hero II
8: The Yacht
9: Hamsters "R" Us
10: A Friendly Chat with Poseidon, the Second Most Powerful God in the Whole Universe
11: Mirror, Mirror
12: Special Delivery
Part Three: Fishier
13: Come Aboard
14: Stormy Weather
15: Secret Agent Girl
16: My Dinner with Philonecron
17: A Minor Course Correction
18: Fish Boy Explains It All
Part Four: Fishiest
19: Strait and Narrows
20: Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous
21: The Earth Shaker
22: Pucker Up
23: Sir Laurence Gaumm
24: Party at Poseidon's
25: Surprises
26: Ketos vs. Squid
27: Home
Epilogue
Under the Sea
Bestiary