Book Review: Spindlefish and Stars

I received this e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. 

Clothilde, Clo for short, has lived and traveled with her sometimes thieving father all her 12ish years. When her father doesn’t return one day, Clo waits for him at the designated spot at the edge of the forest. Instead of her father, a boy arrives with a satchel, a ticket for “half paffage,” and a note from her father. Reluctantly, Clo follows her father’s directions and her “half paffage” takes her to an island where the natives, including one particular old woman, were apparently expecting her. She doesn’t understand their language or what is requested of her – something to do with the island’s strange fish. The old woman, with whom she now lives, weaves an enormous gray tapestry. Clo doesn’t see the point of it all until an accident changes everything. 

I learned of this book through a middle-grade Zoom panel where the author was featured. When you think about books based on Greek mythology, Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series comes to mind. Don’t get me wrong, I love Percy Jackson, but this book is quite different. Those familiar with this genre will pick up on those details but not until later in the book. I would recommend this book for grades 4 and up. 

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This book will be published September 22, 2020.