Race to the Bottom of the Sea

By Lindsay Eagar

An inventor must outwit a pirate and uncover his true motives on a perilous sea quest.

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432 pages

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Fidelia Quail, a young inventor, is thrust into a high-stakes adventure when kidnapped by the notorious pirate Merrick. Tasked with retrieving his lost treasure from the ocean floor, Fidelia must navigate treacherous waters and her own grief. As the navy closes in, she questions Merrick's intentions—could there be more to him than greed? With her parents gone, Fidelia must rely on her wits to solve the mystery of Merrick's heart before time runs out. Can she uncover the truth and survive the perils of the sea?

From the publisher

Can a clever young inventor uncover a ruthless pirate’s heart of gold? Thrilling sea adventure takes on a hint of steampunk in the second book by the author of the acclaimed Hour of the Bees. When her parents, the great marine scientists Dr. and Dr. Quail, are killed in a tragic accident, eleven-year-old Fidelia Quail is racked by grief – and guilt. It was a submarine of Fidelia’s invention that her parents were in when they died, and it was she who pressed them to stay out longer when the raging Undertow was looming. But Fidelia is forced out of her mourning when she’s kidnapped by Merrick the Monstrous, a pirate whose list of treasons stretches longer than a ribbon eel. Her task? Use her marine know-how to retrieve his treasure, lost on the ocean floor. But as Fidelia and the pirates close in on the prize, with the navy hot on their heels, she realizes that Merrick doesn’t expect to live long enough to enjoy his loot. Could something other than black-hearted greed be driving him? Will Fidelia be able to master the perils of the ocean without her parents – and piece together the mystery of Merrick the Monstrous before it’s too late?

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