Ember and the Island of Lost Creatures
by Jason Pamment (Author) Jason Pamment (Illustrator)
From Treasure in the Lake's Jason Pamment comes a story of friendship and self-discovery, in a gorgeously illustrated world perfect for fans of Hilda and Over the Garden Wall.
Fitting in can be hard, especially when you're as small as Ember, a tiny boy living alone in a city of giants.
But Ember's luck changes when he meets Lua, a kindly sea turtle, who escorts him across the ocean to a school for little creatures on a wondrous island. Here, Ember learns that first days can be hard, too--especially when they involve bizarre, fantastical cave-dwellers, ferocious storms, and classmates that, from the very start, aren't at all interested in making friends.
As he struggles to adapt to this new world, Ember finds himself at the heart of an otherworldly mystery, facing a strange monster from the deep that threatens everything he holds dear. On the surface, Ember's classmates may seem of little help, but any good student of nature knows appearances can be deceiving--and friendship can come from the most unexpected of places.
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Gr 4 Up--A tiny boy named Ember lives alone in a city of giants, where he tries and fails to make friends. One day he meets a sea turtle named Lua, who offers to take him across the ocean to a very special school for creatures his size. When Ember arrives at the island, he is amazed by all of his fellow classmates, even though they're not impressed by him. The students gradually learn to understand the unusual island residents, but first they must be brave enough to take some risks and let their defenses down. The colorful illustrations in this story are magical, ethereal, luminous, and even cinematic. Readers will be fascinated by the story overall, but Pamment's artwork makes this book a truly immersive experience. VERDICT For readers who are ready for a breathtaking, emotional, and heartfelt adventure.--Andrea Lipinski
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Young readers will likely relate to Ember's experience that the world can feel big and scary, but with friends from unexpected places, one can navigate through it all and discover who they want to be. — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)
JUV029010 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | Environment
JUV008040 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Action & Adventure
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Graphic novels
Islands
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Sea turtles
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Action and adventure comics
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