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The Sand Warrior: 5 Worlds, Book 1


Series
5 Worlds

by
Mark Siegel ,Alexis Siegel
illustrated by
Xanthe Bouma ,Boya Sun ,Matt Rockefeller

Edition
Library edition with trade jacket added
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Imprint
Random House
ISBN
9781101935873

Awards and Honors
Beehive Award 2019 Nominee Brightly Best Children’s Books of 2017, According to Kids
New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017, Top Ten
NPR’s Book Concierge, 2017 Great Reads
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Violence: Mild Violence
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The Five Worlds are on the brink of extinction—unless five ancient and mysterious beacons are lit. Full-color illustrations.

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Violence: Mild Violence

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

256

Trim Size

6" x 9"

AR

0: points 0

Genre

Fiction

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Jul 2017

Book Genres


Topics

Graphic novels. Heroes. Action and adventurers. Science fiction. Space. Aliens.

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Praise & Reviews

Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:

Booklist*, The Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly*

Horn Book

“Our worlds will die unless a sand warrior can rise up and light those beacons.” In this epic sci-fi/fantasy series opener, three kids from different backgrounds band together after a neighboring planet launches an unprovoked attack on their home planet, Mon Domani. Oona Lee is an unconfident sand dancer, raised with other trainees in relative privilege in the capital city’s Sand Castle. The invasion occurs as Oona embarks on a search for her runaway sister—a gifted sand dancer who had been Mon Domani’s hope for survival before mysteriously disappearing seven years earlier. Escaping the wreckage of a crashed sky ship, Oona saves orphan An Tzu, a part-vegetal homeless boy living in the slums, and Jax Amboy, a beloved celebrity starball player. The universe’s looming environmental crisis has contributed to extreme shortages, economic inequities, and disease; Oona is convinced that finding her sister is the key to averting a planetary catastrophe. This sweeping graphic-novel saga features inventive world-building, with history, mythology, and traditions naturally integrated into the narrative. The nuanced panel illustrations help advance the complex plot and deepen readers’ understanding of the intriguing, dynamic characters (though some smaller panels are crowded). The installment ends triumphantly and tantalizingly; readers will eagerly await book two. kitty flynn

Praise & Reviews

Horn Book

“Our worlds will die unless a sand warrior can rise up and light those beacons.” In this epic sci-fi/fantasy series opener, three kids from different backgrounds band together after a neighboring planet launches an unprovoked attack on their home planet, Mon Domani. Oona Lee is an unconfident sand dancer, raised with other trainees in relative privilege in the capital city’s Sand Castle. The invasion occurs as Oona embarks on a search for her runaway sister—a gifted sand dancer who had been Mon Domani’s hope for survival before mysteriously disappearing seven years earlier. Escaping the wreckage of a crashed sky ship, Oona saves orphan An Tzu, a part-vegetal homeless boy living in the slums, and Jax Amboy, a beloved celebrity starball player. The universe’s looming environmental crisis has contributed to extreme shortages, economic inequities, and disease; Oona is convinced that finding her sister is the key to averting a planetary catastrophe. This sweeping graphic-novel saga features inventive world-building, with history, mythology, and traditions naturally integrated into the narrative. The nuanced panel illustrations help advance the complex plot and deepen readers’ understanding of the intriguing, dynamic characters (though some smaller panels are crowded). The installment ends triumphantly and tantalizingly; readers will eagerly await book two. kitty flynn

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