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Title details for The Battle of Riptide by EJ Altbacker - Available

The Battle of Riptide

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by EJ Altbacker
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Ever since Gray, Barkley, and their friends defeated Goblin, an infamous great white, at Tuna Run, life in the Big Blue has become murkier than ever for this young shiver of sharks. Food is scarce. Enemies lurk in every shadow. And Gray still doesn't know what has become of his family - of his mother, Sandy, and the rest of his Coral Reef shiver. Everywhere they swim, currents seem to whisper of a growing threat . . . of a shark who will stop at nothing until he has seized control of the entire ocean.
Now Gray must train with Takiza Jaelynn Betta vam Delacrest Waveland ka Boom Boom, a wise and mysterious fighting fish who has promised to teach his young apprentice the ways of the ocean and the secret of what it means to be a great warrior. That is, if Gray can learn to believe in himself, find the courage to trust his heart, and grow big enough to fight back!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Shark Wars

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    December 13, 2011

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781101565650

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781101565650
      • File size: 2832 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 5.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 770
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3-4

  • Reviews

    • Kirkus

      October 1, 2011
      Toothy rivals introduced in the opener, Shark Wars (2011), unite in the sequel to battle an army of shark invaders from the far end of the Big Blue. Having learned that he's not fat (or "big-cartilaged," as he prefers to put it) but a supersized prehistoric Megalodon, young Gray is propelled into playing a leading role in repelling a disciplined force of shark troops from Indi, led by King Finnivus, a spoiled and vicious brat with visions of world conquest. Fortunately, Gray is being tutored in martial "Shar-kata" by Takiza, an ancient and bad-tempered betta (Siamese fighting fish). He also finds common purpose with other "shivers" (the basic shark communal unit--though more open-minded shivers admit other species too) and discovers unexpected allies who arrive (thanks to Takiza's ability to span entire oceans with magical speed) in the nick of time to turn the tide of the climactic battle. When Gray cries, or pants with exhaustion, the overall anthropomorphic conceit wears thin, but Altbacker expends some effort concocting his undersea setting and fills out the finny cast with familiar martial-arts–style character types. A sure draw for the Kung-Fu Panda crowd, high on body count but low on gory details, it doesn't take itself too seriously and is fully sequel-enabled. (Animal fantasy. 10-12)

      (COPYRIGHT (2011) KIRKUS REVIEWS/NIELSEN BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.)

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2012
      In his second unsubtle but entertaining Shark Wars adventure, young shark Gray must navigate the sea with enemies on all sides--including a new group of sharks led by a megalomaniacal leader. Gray continues both his training as a fighter and his growth as a leader, coming closer to developing into the warrior he seems meant to be.

      (Copyright 2012 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:5.3
  • Lexile® Measure:770
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:3-4

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