Polaris

A crew of children must pilot a ship across unfamiliar seas while a strange creature lurks belowdecks in this fast-paced survival story from New York Times bestselling author Michael Northrop.

Alone at sea, with only the stars to guide them...The proud sailing ship Polaris is on a mission to explore new lands, and its crew is eager to bring their discoveries back home. But when half the landing party fails to return from the Amazon jungle, the tensions lead to a bloody mutiny. The remaining adults abandon ship, leaving behind a cabin boy, a botanist's assistant, and a handful of deckhands -- none of them older than twelve. Troubled by whispers of a strange tropical illness and rumors of a wild beast lurking onshore, the young sailors are desperate to steer the vessel to safety. When one of their own already missing and a strange smell drifting up from below deck, the novice crew begins to suspect that someone -- or something -- else is onboard. Having steeled themselves for the treacherous journey home, they now have more to fear than the raging waters of the Atlantic...

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 10/31/2017
ISBN: 9780545297165
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2017
School Library Journal 09/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 09/04/2017
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 88 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 191875 / Polaris
Reading Level: 5.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 10