Tentacles is a 2009 young adult science fiction novel by Roland Smith and the sequel to Cryptid Hunters.[1][2][3][4] School Library Journal describes it as "a high-octane page-turner".[5]
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| Author | Roland Smith |
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| Cover artist | Phil Falco |
| Language | English |
| Series | Marty and Grace |
| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Scholastic |
Publication date | October 2009 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 319 (first edition, paperback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-545-16688-1 |
| OCLC | 310398669 |
| Preceded by | Cryptid Hunters |
| Followed by | Chupacabra |
Plot
editTentacles begins as the protagonists from Cryptid Hunters board the Coelacanth, a presumably haunted ship, on a voyage led by Dr. Wolfe to capture a giant squid alive. During the voyage, there are Mokele-mbembe eggs (which Marty and Grace had found in the Congo in Cryptid Hunters) incubating in a laboratory restricted to most of the crew. Unbeknownst to Wolfe, Blackwood's thug, Butch is on board stealing the Mokele Mbembe eggs and Grace for his boss. The book culminates in a showdown/feud between Blackwood and Wolfe, ending in Ted Bronson, Wolfe's partner's, successful capture of a squid, though Blackwood, thinking Wolfe and the rest of the crew to be dead, escapes with the hatchlings, and Grace. Unbeknownst to Wolfe, Grace tricked Blackwood into taking her, with the dragonspy hidden on her, allowing her to be one step ahead of Blackwood.
Reading lists
edit- 2010 - Montana State University Kids on Campus[6]
- 2010 - Donoho School Summer Reading List – Grade 8[7]
- 2010 - Doral Academy Charter School Incoming Fourth/Fifth Grade Student's Summer Reading List[8]
- 2010 - Holy Name of Jesus Fifth Grade Summer Reading List[9]
- 2010 - Jackson Middle School 7th Grade Language Arts/ Reading List[10]
- 2010 - Nauset Regional Middle School Summer Reading[11]
- 2010 - Pennington School Rising Sixth Grade Summer Reading List[12]
- 2010 - Roanoke County Public Schools Accelerated Reader Quiz List[13]
Sequels
editIn September 2013 Roland Smith released the third Marty and Grace book, Chupacabra,[14] and in September 2014, the fourth book, Mutation.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Roland Smith". Sleeping Bear Press - Authors & Illustrators. sleepingbearpress.com. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Tentacles, Roland Smith". Barnes & Noble. search.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ Tentacles (Book, 2009). worldcat.org. OCLC 310398669. Retrieved 14 June 2010 – via WorldCat.
- ^ "Tentacles (Cryptid Hunters, book 2) by Roland Smith". Fantastic fiction. fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ^ "Tentacles". www.buffalolib.org. Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Kids on Campus - Reading List". Montana State University Billings. msubillings.edumsubillings.edu. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Donoho School Summer Reading List – Grade 8" (PDF). Donoho School. donohoschool.com. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Incoming Fourth/Fifth Grade Student's Summer Reading List" (PDF). Doral Academy Charter School. doralacademy.dadeschools.net. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Holy Name of Jesus Fifth Grade Summer Reading List" (PDF). Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School. andyswebtools.com. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "7th Grade Language Arts Reading List". Jackson Middle School. jackson.k12.mo.us. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Nauset Regional Middle School Summer Reading 2010" (PDF). Nauset Regional Middle School. nausetschools.org. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Pennington School's 2010 Rising Sixth Grade Summer Reading List" (PDF). Pennington School. pennington.schoolfusion.us. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ "Accelerated Reader Quiz List - Reading Practice". Roanoke County Public Schools. rcs.k12.va.us. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ^ Chupacabra at Fantastic Fiction
- ^ Mutation at Fantastic Fiction
External links
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- Tentacles title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Roland Smith official website
- "Tentacles". Scholastic.