The Fog Diver
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2015 · Est. 8 hour read

The Fog Diver

By Joel Ross

Book #1 in the Fog Diver series

In a sky-bound world, slum kids risk all to reach a city that holds the cure for a deadly mist.

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352 pages· 58,696 words· Est. 8 hour read
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In a world where mountaintops are humanity's last refuge, thirteen-year-old Chess and his friends sail above a deadly mist, scavenging to survive. But survival isn't enough. They must reach Port Oro to save their beloved Mrs. E from fogsickness. Pursued by the ruthless Lord Kodoc, who seeks Chess's secret, they face perilous skies and hidden fears. Will they find the cure before it's too late?

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Joel Ross debuts a thrilling adventure series in which living in the sky is the new reality and a few determined slum kids just might become heroes. This Texas Bluebonnet selection–a fantasy filled with daring and hope and a wonderfully imaginative world–is perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Brandon Mull.Once the Fog started rising, the earth was covered with a deadly white mist until nothing remained but the mountaintops. Now humanity clings to its highest peaks, called the Rooftop, where the wealthy Five Families rule over the lower slopes and floating junkyards.Thirteen-year-old Chess and his friends Hazel, Bea, and Swedish sail their rickety air raft over the deadly Fog, scavenging the ruins for anything they can sell to survive. But now survival isn’t enough. They must risk everything to get to the miraculous city of Port Oro, the only place where their beloved Mrs. E can be cured of fogsickness. Yet the ruthless Lord Kodoc is hot on their trail, for Chess has a precious secret, one that Kodoc is desperate to use against him. Now Chess will face any danger to protect his friends, even if it means confronting what he fears the most.

Awards

Cybils Award (2015)
At a glance
Format
Pages
352
Words
58,696
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
630L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about recyclingBooks about orphansBooks about adventure and adventurersBooks about survival stories
What readers & critics say

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This was a fun adventure with a really intriguing invented world, grunge and dystopian. I would have loved to see Chess spend more time in the fog! That was really engaging with talk of drift sharks and all kinds of unknown, intriguing issues. I hope it’s discussed more in the sequel. The references to pop culture were a bit cheesy, but I can look past that. My kids loved the book and the adventure, and we'll all remember the story and its inventive world.

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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.5
F&P level
~O
AR points
9
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
183305
Publication
Published
May 24, 2016
First published
May 26, 2015
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062352941

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