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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2010
Gr 7 Up—Gee begins the action immediately with Hari, the hero of Salt (Orca, 2009), being attacked by a creature from beyond this world. While he and the children with him escape, a part of the thing remains attached to his throat, slowly killing him despite everyone's efforts to remove it. Xantee and Lo, Hari's children, learn that this thing is a "gool" and that only if its mother is killed will the rest of it die. The only clue to annihilati...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2010
Xantee, daughter of Hari and Pearl (<i>Salt</i>), travels to the dystopic City to find the life source of poisonous, jellyfish-like cr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




