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The Neptune Challenge

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By Polly Holyoke

Formats and Prices

On Sale
May 19, 2015
Page Count
352 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN-13
9781484719442

Price

$6.99

Price

$8.99 CAD

Format

  1. Trade Paperback

Format:

  1. ebook $6.99 $8.99 CAD
  2. Trade Paperback $18.99 $24.99 CAD

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Danger lurks beneath. . . .

Genetically engineered to survive in the ocean, Nere and her friends are recovering from their treacherous journey to Safety Harbor, an undersea refuge founded by the scientists of the Neptune Project. But plenty of enemies prowl just outside the colony's boundaries, and when two of the children are kidnapped, Nere, her loyal dolphins, and the other Neptune kids must set out on an expedition even more perilous than their first.

Tasked with infiltrating the kidnapper's high-tech undersea base, Nere soon discovers that rescuing the missing Neptune kids isn't all there is to her mission: the secret to saving the world's oceans is hidden somewhere deep inside this vast fortress, and she and her friends will have to risk everything to find it.

With bloodthirsty shark mutates and savage kids roaming the corridors, will Nere and her companions find a way to save their friends, themselves, and their underwater world? The stakes couldn't be higher in this thrilling sequel to the award-winning The Neptune Project.

Praise for The Neptune Project

2016-2017 Sunshine State Young Readers Award winner 
2014-2015 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award nominee
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year, 2014

"Holyoke keeps her prose well-pitched to her audience . . . this suspenseful, undersea dystopia should keep middle schoolers hooked." —Kirkus Reviews

"The book revels in the beauty of the underwater world and the creatures that inhabit it. The relationship between the teenagers and the dolphins — who actually become characters themselves-is especially well crafted. The Neptune Project will attract male and female readers." — VOYA

Genre:

  • Children's Books
  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Fantasy & Magic
  • Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic

  • PRAISE FOR THE NEPTUNE PROJECT

    "Holyoke keeps her prose well-pitched to her audience...this suspenseful, undersea dystopia should keep middle schoolers hooked."
    Kirkus Reviews
  • PRAISE FOR THE NEPTUNE PROJECT

    "The book revels in the beauty of the underwater world and the creatures that inhabit it. The relationship between the teenagers and the dolphins-who actually become characters themselves-is especially well crafted. The Neptune Project will attract male and female readers."
    VOYA
  • PRAISE FOR THE NEPTUNE PROJECT

    "This fast-paced science fiction adventure with well-developed characters offers a vivid and exciting oceanic setting complete with villains, dangerous sea creatures, and protective dolphin friends."
    Horn Book
  • PRAISE FOR THE NEPTUNE PROJECT

    "[L]ots of adventure, suspense, and underwater scenes . . . [for] readers who are looking for a slightly different dystopian adventure or those who just dream of living in the ocean and playing with dolphins."
    School Library Journal
  • PRAISE FOR THE NEPTUNE PROJECT

    Accolades
  • 2014-2015 Texas Bluebonnet Master List
  • Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award nominee
  • Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year, 2014

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Polly Holyoke

About the Author

Polly Holyoke (http://www.pollyholyoke.com) grew up in Colorado where she spent her childhood skiing, camping, reading, and dreaming up stories. Polly went on to graduate from Middlebury College, become a middle school social studies teacher, and write The Neptune Project. She lives in Plano, Texas with her husband and their two daughters, as well as two cats, two Chihuahuas, and a Beagle.

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