Dragons in the Waters | 
pickWhen Simon‘s ancient aunt sells her valuable Simón Bolívar painting to a distant cousin, Simon accompanies the cousin on a boat to #Venezuela, where the cousin plans to return it to its original owner. His aunt raised him, and he very much lives in the past—a boy from the wrong era. On the boat a lot happens: he befriends 2 children accompanying their scientist father, the painting is stolen, and there‘s a murder. Arriving at the Port of ⬇️
Texreader Dragons, even more happens: Simon is kidnapped and left to die, his aunt flies to Venezuela and ends up staying with an ancient tribe in the forest who are key to everything, and not everyone is who they claim to be. This is very much a precursor to A Wrinkle in Time, especially given the makeup of the main characters (a 14-yo girl Poly and her “special” younger brother Charles, friend 13-yo Simon, & the scientist father). #foodandlit 8mo
CarolynM I adore that double headed serpent, so beautiful 😍 I have visited it quite a few times. Thank you for giving me a glimpse of it today. 8mo
SaceReads Oh this sounds good! Stacked. 8mo
