Lost Island of Tamarind

It is not down on any map; true places never are.Maya Nelson isn''t your typical thirteen-year-old. She''s spent her whole life living on the sea with her marine biologist parents her younger brother Simon and baby sister Penny. Maya used to love living on a sailboat but lately everything feels terribly claustrophobic. Maya longs to go to school on land. To make friends. To lead a normal life. But when a violent storm hits and Maya''s parents are washed overboard life becomes anything but normal. The children manage to steer the boat toward a mysterious island to a place that doesn''t exist on a map.Welcome to Tamarind where fish can fly pirates patrol the waters jaguars lurk the islanders are at war and an evil child-stealing enchantress rules the jungle.Maya never imagined she''d have to face so many dangers. But then who could have imagined a place like Tamarind?In her stunning first middle grade novel The Lost Island of Tamarind Nadia Aguiar tells a heart-pounding adventure story about a haunting fantastical island cut off from the outside world. The adventure continues in book two Secrets of Tamarind and book three The Great Wave of Tamarind.“The book’s magic . . . lies in Aguiar’s precise often lyrical descriptions.” ―The New York Times Book Review “Aguiar’s exciting debut novel is a cross between Peter Pan and Lost.” ―Publishers Weekly starred review“Spunky kids perilous pursuits and marine mystery make for a smashing good read.” ―Kirkus Reviews“Each detail of this fantasy is crafted with care; readers will be drawn into this dangerous magical world where anything is possible.” ―School Library Journal