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Icebreaker by Lian Tanner (from a Two Thumbs Up reviewer)

Monday, Sep 28, 2015 at 1:26pm

There is an ancient ship, an icebreaker, that has been following the same course for 300 years. In that time, the ship's crew has forgotten its original purpose and broken into three warring tribes. Everyone has a tribe except Petrol. Nicknamed the Nothing Girl, Petrel has been ostracized ever since her parents were thrown overboard as punishment for a terrible crime. But Petrel is a survivor. She lives in the ship's darkest corners, and trusts no one except two large gray rats - that is, until a mysterious boy is discovered barely alive on an iceberg, and brought onto the ship. The tribes don't trust strangers, so Petrel hides the boy, hoping he will be her friend. What she doesn't know is that the ship guards a secret - a secret the boy has been sent to destroy.

Icebreaker reminds me of the Septimus Heap series in some of the ways that its characters are created. It is a great book. I think that the characters are very engaging and the plot is fast-paced and overall, the book is fun to read. I would give it at least 9 out of 10.

- Miriam, a Two Thumbs Up reviewer

Categories: Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Two Thumbs Up Kids

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