Nominated for the Cybils Award and the Iowa Children's Choice Award
This novel is about some very intelligent people looking to capture a giant squid, maintain hold of two dinosaurs and stop one of the main character children from being taken from her grandfather. The crew succeeds in capturing the giant squid, but fails in completing the other two objectives. When I first started the book I was not sure what to expect, but quickly became pleasantly surprised and enjoyed the book. The books is full of non-stop action and Smith does a great job of keeping the reader guessing. This book is the sequel to the first book, but there is really no need to have read the first book to understand what is going on. I am usually not a huge reader, but after reading thing book the first book in the series has been added to my intend to read list.
If I was going to use this book it would be with the older grades, there's some violence and killing. The researchers in the book are after cryptids, which are creatures or plants that have been suggested, but not recognized by scientific consensus. This creates an excellent opportunity for a research project, in which the students would look up different cryptids and provide brief descriptions behind their existence. Also, this book does a great job of providing places for students to do some foreshadowing and would be a great tool for providing students with practice. The book mentions a place where poetic justice occurs and I think we should talk about what poetic justice is. Then, they would have to come up with their own scenarios that would exemplify poetic justice and accompany them with illustrations. I was really surprised by how much I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the first book in the series.
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