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Original Title: | The Undrowned Child |
ISBN: | 1842557025 (ISBN13: 9781842557020) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Undrowned Child #1 |
Setting: | Venice(Italy) |
Michelle Lovric
Hardcover | Pages: 424 pages Rating: 3.81 | 1030 Users | 138 Reviews
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Title | : | The Undrowned Child (The Undrowned Child #1) |
Author | : | Michelle Lovric |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 424 pages |
Published | : | July 2nd 2009 by Orion Children’s Books |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Childrens. Middle Grade. Young Adult. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mythology. Mermaids. Fiction |
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Teodora has always longed to visit Venice. And at last she has her chance. But strange and sinister things are afoot in the beautiful floating city.Teo is quickly subsumed into a secret world in which salty-tongued mermaids run subversive printing presses, ghosts good and bad patrol the streets, statues speak, rats read and librarians turn fluidly into cats. And where a book, The Key to the Secret City, leads Teo straight into the heart of the danger that threatens to destroy the city to which she feels she belongs.
An ancient proverb seems to unite Teo with a Venetian boy, Renzo, and with the Traitor who has returned from the dark past to wreak revenge…. But who is the undrowned child destined to save Venice?
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Ratings: 3.81 From 1030 Users | 138 ReviewsWrite-Up Regarding Books The Undrowned Child (The Undrowned Child #1)
I had this book on my "to read" shelf for YEARS, took it home half a dozen times and returned it to the library unread, and FINALLY actually was able to start it. Imagine my disappointment when, 70 pages in, I realized that I just did not like it. I don't even know why! It just seemed like a big confusing jumble of characters and ideas. I can imagine that someone else might like it, it just was not for me.I got an advanced reading copy of this book through the Amazon Vine program. I love historical fantasies, especially ones set in Europe, so this sounded like an excellent read to me. In general I really enjoyed the story, all of the history, the fantastical creatures, and the Venice setting.Teodora has always longed to visit Venice. Finally her scientific parents are called to help with the problem of Venice sinking and Teo is allowed to accompany them. There Teo is hit on the head by a
First, mermaids in a good way. Don't judge this book by it's cover unless it's the blurbs on the back. Teodora is adopted and has wondered about her past. She seems to sense a place, a home, when her family goes to Venice. Strange things begin to happen when a book literally falls on her head. The book has a message just for her. The pages change to tell her what she needs. She teams up with a Venetian boy and they discover the ruin that is descending on 1899 Venice is the result of the return
Back in March I ran into this book during a children's and YA book sale. I won't lie, this book has the most beautiful cover art of any book I've ever seen, and that would be one hundred percent why I picked it up. Even the end pages were gorgeous!But then I picked it up and read the blurb, it was set in Venice! One of my dream European cities. Ok, so the premise sounded like it had promise too, but really, I might have bought it anyhow.Venice + Pretty book= sold.It's nice to have no real
MontanaLibrary2GoIt just wasn't very good. Lots of good ideas, not executed well. Far too much crammed in. Take Teo, for example. She's the Undrowned Child, the Lost Daughter, she can see people's words written above their heads, read upside down and backward, has a photographic memory, can read people's hearts by touching their chests, is able to learn new dialects and use unfamiliar languages near-instantaneously, et cetera et cetera. It's too much. It's also too long. I was completely sick of
A great combination of fantasy and historical fiction. Set in 1899, the story is about Teodora who visits Venice when the city is facing imminent destruction by a malevolent ghost. It is up to Teodora, a boy called Renzo and a group of mermaids to save Venice. A great read that dragged in parts.
At first glance, this book seemed like it was written for me. Magic, mystery, and mermaids in an alternate Venice of 1899. What could be better? Unfortunately, there was simply too much going on in this book, and at times it was hard to follow the thread. (view spoiler)[Case in point: At one stage Teo ends up in a church (I think?) where Bajamonte Tiepolo or one of his henchmen (I think?) steals the skin of a famous saint called MarcAntonio Bragadin (I think?) in order to hold Tiepolo together
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