Book Review of 'The Map to Everywhere' by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis

Premise:

To Master Thief Fin, an orphan from the murky pirate world of the Khaznot Quay, the Map is the key to finding his mother. To suburban school girl Marrill, it's her only way home after getting stranded on the Pirate Stream, the magical waterway that connects every world in creation. With the help of a bumbling wizard and his crew, they must scour the many worlds of the Pirate Stream to gather the pieces of the Map to Everywhere--but they aren't the only ones looking. A sinister figure is hot on their tail, and if they can't beat his ghostly ship to find the Map, it could mean the destruction of everything they hold dear!
Heart-pounding escapades and a colorful cast of characters will have readers setting sail through this wholly original and unforgettable tale.

Imaginative and Adventurous 

This spellbinding book will make you feel obliged to not put it down until finished, portraying a story about a twelve-year old master thief of Khaznot Quay and a twelve-year old schoolgirl from Arizona who cross paths in the magical world of the Pirate Stream on a quest for a mystical map. Meanwhile, the antagonist is trying to find the Map too, and he finds it first means destruction of both worlds. Fin, an orphan thief who lives in Khaznot Quay doesn’t know where his mother is, and so to him, the Map will show him the way to her. Marrill and her parents travel a lot due to their job but have to settle in Arizona and put an end to their family’s “adventurous, nomadic lifestyle” due to her mother’s serious illness. And when whisked away to the Pirate Stream, where Fin meets, then finds him as a stowaway on the Enterprising Kraken, the ship she sails on and joins the crew: a teenage captain named Coll and an old wizard named Ardent. 
My favorite part of the book is when they hit a cold front that can freeze spells and words. The second book in this series continues their quest and starts a new one. This book is intended for 4th-8th graders. The theme of this book could be finding your true home and belonging. Each chapter is 6-12 pages long, but mostly 10 pages. This book is character-driven. In the end, Marrill goes back home to Arizona and Fin stays on the Enterprising Kraken to continue looking for his mother. The sequel continues in: The City of Thirst. I would rate this book 4 stars out of 5.

⭐⭐⭐⭐

- Candria

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