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Above World
Jenn Reese (0) , 0 pages
Hundreds of years in the future, humans have settled the sea, desert, and sky to escape rampant disease and war. Thirteen-year-old Aluna and her best friend Hoku are part of the Coral Kampii, people who live underwater in coral reefs, grow tails as adolescents, and breathe with the aid of engineered shells. When Aluna finds a friend dead she realizes that the breathing shells are failing and, in time, every Kampii will be in danger of drowning. The Kampii elders, afraid of the dangers in the Above World, fail to take action, so the brave but rash Aluna and technology-loving Hoku leave their underwater homes to find a solution and save their city. In the Above World they find new and greater dangers in the form of humans with flame thrower arms, metal wings, and other inhuman modifications. Reese's vivid adventure, full of friendship, greed, and evil, is both beautiful and grotesque. These contrasts are what make this sci-fi story so captivating and unforgettable.
Reviewed by Rachel