Into The Waves

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 21, 2016

Review

This is the 11th in the Disney series about best friends Kate, Mia, Lainey and Gabby and their adventures in Never Land, a magical place filled with various fairies with distinct magical powers. When Lainey gets her first pet, a goldfish, she is thrilled and wants to take Sunny to Never Land to show all her friends.. Unfortunately, Sunny is inadvertently set free into Havendish Stream which leads to Wough River on to Mermaid Lagoon, through scary and dangerous waterways. Now they are on a rescue trip, hoping to bring Sunny back home. With the help of Rani, the water-talent fairy, and various fish and creatures they meet along the way, the friends are determined to bring Sunny safely home. Black, gray and white illustrations complement the text well. Young readers will learn about friendship, collaboration, and having to make tough decisions. Readers of The Magic Treehouse series and all series by Daisy Meadows, Lily Wood and the like will fall in love with this series about friendship, adventure, and enchantment and will be eager for the next installment to become available.

Overall Book Score: very good