Summary from Dancing Lemur Press
Bubba and Squirt embark on their most dangerous quest yet. Whisked away through the vortex to Japan, they must find two fabled pearls that hold the key to saving their father.
To top it off, they must go back and change the events of the past. As they race against time, the fate of their father, and their own lives, hang in the balance.
Will they outwit the cunning creatures that stand in their way or face their own demise trying to save their father?
Nayu's thoughts
The moment I started this book I felt sad, as I really love the brother and sister adventuring duo. Bubba and Squirt have a special kind of magic - I'm not talking about the supernatural skills they have and use, but there's charm to them that makes their at times very dangerous escapdes coming to a conclusion feel like the end of an era. There is heaps of danger and drama crammed into this final installment. If anything the stakes are higher than ever as failure would lead to great calamity. I couldn't stop turning the pages as new dangers emerged.
The power within their enemies is strong and palapable, but both siblings have tricks up their sleeves which help save the day. I could have done without a giant snake (shudders). The spiders were a breeze compared to that. And a shout out must be given to the coolest frogs in the world! I'd love to have swum with them that's for sure, and not just because I'd be able to breathe underwater. It was so cool how they met up with various gods and goddesses/spirits, who clearly see the part Bubba and Squirt have to play in events.
I love the Japanese slant to the tale, as it's a world I already know well. The end in some ways felt a bit abrupt, but there probably wasn't any other way for it to happen, because of the events leading up to it. It certainly felt good for Bubba's entire family to be reunited, even if I was sad for it being the end of the tale. Or maybe it won't be! Only Sherri knows....
Suggested read
Be sure to read other books in the series including: (somehow didn't review them all) Bubba and Squirt's Big Dig to China by Sherry Ellis (Children's, 9 years +, 10/10E)
Review: Bubba and Squirt's Shield of Athena by Sherry Ellis (Children's, 9 years +, 10/10E)
1 comment:
Thank you so much for the wonderful review of Bubba and Squirt's Legend of the Lost Pearls! I'm so glad you've enjoyed the series. I'm working on a historical fiction book now (YA or adult). But who knows? Maybe someday Bubba and Squirt will have more adventures.
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