Tentacles by Roland Smith

Did you know that a giant squid's eye is about the size of a large pizza? Welling the book Tentacles by Roland Smith you can learn this, plus tons of other cool things about crypts! Tentacles is a great science fiction mystery book but I suggest it to all, even if you're not a big fan of this genre!

Since Tentacles has too many important characters to describe I will just tell you the very basics. First, Marty is the main boy. He and Grace have been on the ship before so they know what goes on. Grace is Marty's first cousin and is like a sister to him. Luther is a really great friend of both Marty and Grace all three of them are on a ship owned by a company called eWolfe. This company has three main goals, number one is to keep Grace safe on a ship where A spy is trying to capture her. Number two is to protect two dinosaur eggs that they discovered on an island, and lastly number three is to capture a giant squid! As in any great book wherever there is good there is also evil. The evil in this book is named Noah Blackwood. Like eWolfe, Noah also has three goals. Number one is to steal Grace, who is also Noah's granddaughter. Number two is to steal the dinosaur eggs, and number three is to steal the giant squid. So as you can see there is a bit of corruption on the ship!

I really like to book Tentacles but I am not the only one who thinks it's good! School Library Journal says "A high-octane page-turner that will reel readers in and keep them riveted." I really agree with that statement!

My favorite part of this outstanding book is "Marty reached the deck and took in a deep breath of fresh sea air, which smelled like perfume compared to the greasy galley. The dark sky was moonless, lit by millions of stars. The Coelacanth was anchored. He walked over to the rail and looked down at the water. Somewhere beneath the dark water a giant squid awaited." I like how the author uses such great words and it describes the senses, so you feel like you're really there!

In conclusion I would like you to know that Tentacles may be hard to get into at first, but once you get into into it you can't put it down! Enjoy!

Recommended by Emily Koetz