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kleonard's review
5.0
This is a great book. I love that it's both an adventure story and an allegory, that it shows readers why history is important and talking to each other is crucial without being pedantic or preachy. I love that the characters are not white. I love that each character has their own special competencies as well as a bunch of common ones. I love that it's full of terrific description and resists easy answers and has character growth and doesn't have a fairy tale ending. It's a perfect book for kids and for parents and for kids and parents and families to read together.
librarygirlreads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
jengennari's review
5.0
This prequel is even more beautiful than the first, a Crack in the Sea. In A Tear in the Ocean, we meet Putnam and Artie, seeking heroism and escape. This is a story about inner strength, and the bears that chase us and what it takes to defeat them. It's a wonderful mix of myth and fantasy and friendship.
Side note: I kept reading this title as a tear (rip) rather than tear (crying). The author may have intended the double meaning.
Side note: I kept reading this title as a tear (rip) rather than tear (crying). The author may have intended the double meaning.
sonshinelibrarian's review
4.0
This was a great companion novel to A Crack in the Sea. I really enjoyed the characters, but I didn't feel like the story was quite as good as the first one. However, it was still a great book and I would recommend both to pretty much anyone.
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