The Eternal Sea

Gr 7 Up—The Eternal Sea is the sequel to Everlasting (Scholastic, 2010), but this is not information shared by the publisher so new readers are sure to have a difficult time figuring out what's going on. It does take several chapters to catch on to the basic plot and characters, and many more to discover that this is a pretty good book. Camille Rowan is the 17-year-old daughter of a sea captain. She has discovered a magic stone that she believes gives her one chance to resurrect from the dead the person she loves most. In action occurring in the previous novel, she uses the stone not to resurrect her father, but her love interest, Oscar Kildare. But returning him to life is not the end of its power, and there is another stone that Camille, her friends, and a band of ghoulish villains must recover to bring the first stone to its full potential. Frazier has evoked sea stories (one character is named Starbuck) and romance novels (Oscar Kildare). Readers who enjoy sea romances won't go wrong with the two books.—Nina Sachs, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, ME