Polaris, Michael Northrop
Polaris, Michael Northrop
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Polaris

Author: Michael Northrop

Narrator: Michael Northrop

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/31/2017

Synopsis

A crew of children must pilot a ship across unfamiliar seas while a strange creature lurks belowdecks in this fast-paced survival story from New York Times bestselling author Michael Northrop.Alone at sea, with only the stars to guide them...The proud sailing ship Polaris is on a mission to explore new lands, and its crew is eager to bring their discoveries back home. But when half the landing party fails to return from the Amazon jungle, the tensions lead to a bloody mutiny. The remaining adults abandon ship, leaving behind a cabin boy, a botanist's assistant, and a handful of deckhands -- none of them older than twelve. Troubled by whispers of a strange tropical illness and rumors of a wild beast lurking onshore, the young sailors are desperate to steer the vessel to safety. When one of their own already missing and a strange smell drifting up from below deck, the novice crew begins to suspect that someone -- or something -- else is onboard. Having steeled themselves for the treacherous journey home, they now have more to fear than the raging waters of the Atlantic...

About Michael Northrop

Michael Northrop is the New York Times bestselling author of the middle-grade adventure series TombQuest and other books for kids and teens. His first young adult novel, Gentlemen, earned him a Publishers Weekly Flying Start citation, and his second, Trapped, was an Indie Next List selection. His first middle-grade novel, Plunked, was named one of the best children's books of the year by the New York Public Library and was selected for NPR's Backseat Book Club. He is originally from Salisbury, Connecticut, a small town in the foothills of the Berkshire mountains, where he mastered the arts of BB gun shooting, tree climbing, and field goal kicking with only moderate injuries. After graduating from NYU, he worked at Sports Illustrated Kids magazine for twelve years, the last five of those as baseball editor.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Will

In Polaris by Michael Northrop: The ship Polaris was sailing to the amazons and was just returning when a mutiny started and all the adults were killed. so the 6 other boys left on the ship had to try to survive.......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly

Thank you @kidlitexchange for providing me with a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. This new middle grade book is full of adventure, curiosity, suspense, mystery and horror. It follows the crew aboard the Polaris who have set off for a scientific exploration in the Amazon......more

Goodreads review by James

Really cool YA story. Pirates by way of Lovecraft.......more

Goodreads review by Andrew

Polaris takes place entirely on board the Polaris, a ship anchored off the coast of South America during an 1830s scientific expedition. The abandoned teenage characters are the key players in the book; the adults who went ashore to explore the Amazon rainforest are written into the storyline only f......more

Goodreads review by Kris

Just felt like it took too long to get going. Wanted to skip parts to get to the middle where it picked up. Some of my readers might read far enough to get there. Maybe it was just me, but felt like multiple narrators/POV in stream of text was confusing at first. It seemed like it was from Owen's PO......more

Quotes

Praise for Surrounded by Sharks:



"This story strikes a balance of suspense and action... For reluctant readers and fans

of survival stories." -- School Library Journal





Praise for TombQuest:



"The plot moves quickly and will appeal to reluctant readers looking for adventure

[and] danger." -- School Library Journal





Praise for Trapped:

"Northrop gets at the core of human nature through masterful pacing... Gripping." -- Kirkus Reviews

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