Daughter of the Deep (Int'l Paperback Edition), de Riordan, Rick. Editorial Disney-Hyperion, tapa blanda en inglés, 2022

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If you have ever craved a story that will leave your heart racing, your lungs gaspingfrom the numerous twists and turns, your soul heaving from the effort of now carryingan ensemble cast, you will find all that and more in these pages.--New York Timesbest-selling author Roshani ChokshiAna Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school thatgraduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwaterexplorers in the world. Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two yearsago, and the only family's she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP.Ana's freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea, the details ofwhich have been kept secret. She only hopes she has what it'll take to succeed. All herworries are blown out of the water when, on the bus ride to the ship, Ana and herschoolmates witness a terrible tragedy that will change the trajectory of their lives.But wait, there's more. The professor accompanying them informs Ana that their rivalschool, Land Institute, and Harding-Pencroft have been fighting a cold war for ahundred and fifty years. Now that cold war has been turned up to a full broil, and thefreshman are in danger of becoming fish food. In a race against deadly enemies, Anawill make amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she putsher leadership skills to the test for the first time.