![]() Rich, naturalistic details will delight lovers of marine life. ![]() Charming black-and-white spot art captures the world and life of the sea. Loosely based on the stories of real sea otters rehabilitated at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, this novel will give readers lots to talk about, but uneven pacing and a rushed ending may leave some unsatisfied. ![]() The natural appeal of sea otters will draw readers in, but the book doesn’t shy away from real-world threats such as predators, disease, and pollution. #Inkling log in freeThe free verse effortlessly weaves in scientific information, giving Odder a voice without overly anthropomorphizing any of the animals. Now Kairi is fostering a new pup, and soon one is introduced to an initially reluctant Odder in hopes that she will help raise it so it can return to the wild. Soon Kairi is there too, stricken with “the shaking sickness” and having lost her newborn pup. Last time, the humans helped her reintegrate into the wild, but because of her injuries this time the outcome might be different. Injured herself during the rescue, Odder ends up recuperating at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, or Highwater as the otters call it, where she once lived as a young orphaned pup. Odder’s mom told her to stay away from sharks, humans, and anything else she didn’t understand, but after saving her friend Kairi from a shark attack, she encounters all three. In a metafictive touch, the corners of the pages are themselves splotched, giving readers the feeling that they’re part of the story. Ethan’s 9-year-old sister has Down syndrome but isn’t a sentimental plot device she adds an extra layer of true humor and warmth to the story. The characters all present white in Smith’s vignettes.Ī sweet and funny story about an unusual friendship. Has he been kidnapped? Did he run away? The third-person narrative follows Ethan, a classmate, and Inkling, neatly developing the inkblot into a memorable character in his own right. Then Ethan meets the splotch with a mind of its own and dubs it “Inkling.” Inkling has taught himself (Oppel genders Inkling male with pronoun use) to read and communicates by forming words on paper-and he can draw! But then Inkling goes missing. The terrible truth is that he can’t draw, but his friends have designated him the artist for a school project. ![]() Rylance’s son, hates drawing, but everyone thinks that because his dad is a famous graphic novel artist, Ethan has talent. Rylance’s sketchbook came to life, slithered across the page and lifted right out of the book, leaving no sign it had ever occupied the white paper. No one except Rickman, the cat, who was snooping around for something to eat. ![]()
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