The Lost Compass

By Joel Ross

Book #2 in the Fog Diver series

A boy races to find an ancient machine to stop a deadly fog from destroying his city.

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368 pages· 63,139 words· Est. 9 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Thirteen-year-old Chess and his crew face a perilous mission to save Port Oro from a deadly fog. The only hope lies in finding the ancient Compass, a task only Chess can accomplish. As they navigate dangerous encounters and driftsharks, time is running out. Will Chess and his friends unearth the hidden instrument before their sky sanctuary is lost forever? Adventure and danger await at every turn in this thrilling sequel.

From the publisher

In the high-stakes sequel to the acclaimed The Fog Diver–which was named a Texas Bluebonnet selection and winner of the 2015 Cybils Award for Speculative Fiction and the Michigan Library Association’s 2016 YouPer Award–thirteen-year-old Chess and his crew must stop the deadly and mysterious Fog from enveloping the city of Port Oro and destroying their world.Chess and his crew–Hazel, Swedish, Loretta, and Bea–may have escaped the slums, but they cannot escape the Fog that threatens to swallow the entire mountaintop city of Port Oro. Only one thing can stop the Fog: an ancient machine known as the Compass. And only one person can find it: Chess. With the help of his crew, Chess faces dangerous encounters and deadly driftsharks to unearth the hidden instrument. It’s a race against time to save this sanctuary in the sky.With adventure at every turn, peril behind every corner, and a few determined slum kids who must save the day, Joel Ross presents a fantastic world in this fast-paced follow-up to The Fog Diver.

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