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The Nebula Secret
Explorer Academy #1
by Trudi Truett
Published by Under the Stars
on September 4, 2018
Genre: Middle Grade, Adventure
Length: 208 pages
Ages: 8 - 12 years
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Synopsis:
Adventure, danger, and a thrilling global mission await 12-year-old Cruz Coronado as he joins an elite school for explorers.
Cruz leaves his tranquil home in Hawaii to join 23 talented kids from around the globe to train at the Explorer Academy with the world's leading scientists to become the next generation of great explorers. But for Cruz, there's more at stake. No sooner has he arrived at the Academy than he discovers that his family has a mysterious past with the organization that could jeopardize his future. In the midst of codebreaking and cool classes, new friends and augmented reality expeditions, Cruz must tackle the biggest question of all: Who is out to get him, and why?
My Thoughts:
Cruz Coronado is thrilled to be admitted into the elite Explorer Academy boarding school where he and his classmates will be trained and tested on matters of science, exploration, conservation, and more. He's been hoping for it for as long as he can remember but someone doesn't seem to want him there at all and he must use his wits and the help of his friends and classmates to discover who and why.
The Nebula Effect is an action-packed middle-grade adventure filled with high-tech gadgets, simulators, and more, and includes a diverse group of characters from around the world. Cruz Coronado is from Hawaii but has classmates from Iceland, Scotland, and New Zealand, among others. We get to learn a little about their homelands, languages, and cultures, which really adds to the story experience.
This fun series will appeal to those who love adventure and learning, but also to tech lovers, coders, and anyone who loves a good fast-paced mystery! The mixture of a high-tech adventure school and a secret organization out to get Cruz for reasons he doesn't understand will keep you entertained and ready for the sequel!
The hardcover copy of this book is absolutely gorgeous, with a full-color naked cover, beautiful world map end pages, fun chapter headings that include closeups of setting locations and topography, as well as plenty of illustrations mixed in!
There's also a fun addition at the end of the book that shares the 'truth behind the fiction', with explanations of some of the technical terms mentioned in this book such as 4-D printing and augmented reality, as well as several real-life adventurers who live lives that the soon-to-be-explorers in this story --and perhaps even you-- dream to become.
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