Review by Devon, Tawa Student 11years; Map of flames is a well-written story that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Five children live isolated from the rest of the world with only them, their parents and the pig Puerco. But slowly the parents leave never to be heard from again. One stays Birdie & Brix's Dad. He soon dies leaving his daughter (Birdie) a note to find your mother... Birdie knows she must, but in a big city where supernatural people are not allowed will she even succeed?
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X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven in the new middle-grade series from the New York Times bestselling author, Lisa McMann (The Unwanteds).
Fifteen years ago, eight supernatural criminals fled Estero City to make a new life in an isolated tropical hideout. Over time, seven of them disappeared without a trace, presumed captured or killed. And now, the remaining one has died. Left behind to fend for themselves are the criminals' five children-Birdie, Brix, Seven, Tenner, and Cabot-each with superpowers of their own. Then Birdie finds a map among her father's things that leads to a secret stash. There is also a note- Go to Estero, find your mother, and give her the map. The five have lived their entire lives in isolation. What would it mean to follow the map to a strange world full of things they've only heard about, like cell phones, cars, and electricity?
A world where, thanks to their parents, being supernatural is a crime?
Fantasy/Superpowers
Age: From 8 to 12 years
Paperback
Lisa McMann
384 pages
H: 209mm W: 140mm Spine: 25mm
Weight: 380 grams