Daughter of the Depths

You hold in your hands a new book by the author of the Percy Jackson series! Rick Riordan pays tribute to Jules Verne and his novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroff, an academy... that produces the best marine scientists, naval specialists, navigators, and underwater explorers. At the end of the school year, Ana faces an exam, the details of which are kept in strictest secrecy. The girl can only hope that she can pass this test. But one day, on her way to the ship, Ana and her classmates witness a disaster that will change their lives forever. The kids learn that the Harding-Pencroff Academy has been opposing the rival Land Institute for one hundred and fifty years. And now the secret struggle has turned into an open war! To avoid becoming fish food, Ana and her friends must embark on a perilous underwater journey, win a race against time and deadly enemies... and make discoveries that will change the future of humanity. Ana will become the leader of the group and discover her destiny and legacy!