Tentacles (novel) explained
Tentacles |
Author: | Roland Smith |
Cover Artist: | Phil Falco |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Series: | Marty and Grace |
Genre: | Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction |
Publisher: | Scholastic |
Release Date: | October 2009 |
Media Type: | Print |
Pages: | 319 (first edition, paperback) |
Isbn: | 978-0-545-16688-1 |
Oclc: | 310398669 |
Preceded By: | Cryptid Hunters |
Followed By: | Chupacabra |
Tentacles is a 2009 young adult science fiction novel by Roland Smith and the sequel to Cryptid Hunters.[1] [2] [3] [4] School Library Journal describes it as "a high-octane page-turner".[5]
Plot
Tentacles begins as the protagonists from Cryptid Hunters board the Coelacanth, a presumably haunted ship, on a voyage led by Dr. Wolfe to capture a giant squid alive. During the voyage, there are Mokele-mbembe eggs (which Marty and Grace had found in the Congo in Cryptid Hunters) incubating in a laboratory restricted to most of the crew. Unbeknownst to Wolfe, Blackwood's thug, Butch is on board stealing the Mokele Mbembe eggs and Grace for his boss. The book culminates in a showdown/feud between Blackwood and Wolfe, ending in Ted Bronson, Wolfe's partner's, successful capture of a squid, though Blackwood, thinking Wolfe and the rest of the crew to be dead, escapes with the hatchlings, and Grace. Unbeknownst to Wolfe, Grace tricked Blackwood into taking her, with the dragonspy hidden on her, allowing her to be one step ahead of Blackwood.
Reading lists
Sequels
In September 2013 Roland Smith released the third Marty and Grace book, Chupacabra,[14] and in September 2014, the fourth book, Mutation.[15]
References
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Roland Smith. Sleeping Bear Press - Authors & Illustrators. sleepingbearpress.com. 14 June 2010.
- Web site: Tentacles, Roland Smith. Barnes & Noble. search.barnesandnoble.com. 14 June 2010.
- Book: Tentacles (Book, 2009). WorldCat. worldcat.org. 310398669. 14 June 2010.
- Web site: Tentacles (Cryptid Hunters, book 2) by Roland Smith. Fantastic fiction. fantasticfiction.co.uk. 14 June 2010.
- Web site: Tentacles . www.buffalolib.org . Buffalo and Erie County Public Library . 30 May 2016.
- Web site: Kids on Campus - Reading List. Montana State University Billings. msubillings.edumsubillings.edu. 15 June 2010.
- Web site: Donoho School Summer Reading List â Grade 8. Donoho School. donohoschool.com. 15 June 2010.
- Web site: Incoming Fourth/Fifth Grade Student's Summer Reading List. Doral Academy Charter School. doralacademy.dadeschools.net. 15 June 2010.
- Web site: Holy Name of Jesus Fifth Grade Summer Reading List. Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School. andyswebtools.com. 15 June 2010.
- Web site: 7th Grade Language Arts Reading List. Jackson Middle School. jackson.k12.mo.us. 15 June 2010.
- Web site: Nauset Regional Middle School Summer Reading 2010. Nauset Regional Middle School. nausetschools.org. 15 June 2010.
- Web site: Pennington School's 2010 Rising Sixth Grade Summer Reading List. Pennington School. pennington.schoolfusion.us. 15 June 2010.
- Web site: Accelerated Reader Quiz List - Reading Practice. Roanoke County Public Schools. rcs.k12.va.us. 15 June 2010.
- http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/roland-smith/chupacabra.htm Chupacabra at Fantastic Fiction
- http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/roland-smith/mutation.htm Mutation at Fantastic Fiction