Shinji Takahashi Into the Heart of t..., Julie Kagawa
Shinji Takahashi Into the Heart of t..., Julie Kagawa
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Shinji Takahashi: Into the Heart of the Storm

Author: Julie Kagawa

Series: The Society of Explorers and Adventurers

Narrator: Stephen Fu

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/18/2023


Synopsis

The Disney Parks' best kept secret (society) is now a romping middle grade adventure series from New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa!

Shinji Takahashi has learned a lot as a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers—like how to scale a cliff with nothing but some rope and good luck, or how to outsmart a serpent warrior in the middle of the jungle. One thing he hasn’t learned, however, is how to control his newfound guardian magic, or what this magic means for him.

After members of S.E.A. learn that a sunken ship belonging to the long-extinct Natia people has been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, Shinji and his friends head off to check out the wreckage, hoping to get there before the Hightower Corporation can plunder the site.

But when Shinji accidentally awakens a guardian who’s been trapped inside a volcano for a century, it causes a volcanic eruption and releases a massive hurricane that threatens the entire coast of California. Now Shinji must learn to control his powers and best his fears so that he can stop the destruction and regain the trust of S.E.A. before it’s too late.

To do so, he must head into the heart of the storm.

About Julie Kagawa

Julie Kagawa is the New York Times, USA TODAY and internationally bestselling author of The Iron Fey, Blood of Eden, The Talon Saga and the Shadow of the Fox series. Born in Sacramento, she has been a bookseller and an animal trainer and enjoys reading, painting, playing in her garden and training in martial arts. She lives in North Carolina with her husband and a plethora of pets. Visit her at www.juliekagawa.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on December 22, 2024

Not quite as enthralling as book 1, but still a really solid middle grade adventure story! Shinji is struggling to control his guardian magic and feels like he needs to do everything on his own, without the help of friends and found family. On an expedition to explore a sunken ship that might offer......more

Goodreads review by Jess on June 04, 2023

I wanted to like this story. We have magic and adventure and bad guys. We have mysterious shipwrecks and very good thieves. The bones of the story are even good. The plot moves. We care about (some of) the characters. But, things keep being stated in an annoying and obvious way. I think 10 year old......more

Goodreads review by Becky on July 30, 2023

Shinji's training as a member of the Society of Explorers and Adventurers (SEA) is going well...except for using the magic that that coatl gave him. All that big stuff he did to save them all at the end of the last adventure? Yeah, he's not been able to do even a stiff breeze on command since. Lucy......more

Goodreads review by belle ☆ミ (thisbellereadstoo) on June 28, 2024

rep: japanese, polynesian shinji is having a hard time using his powers. when priya invited phoebe over to train shinji, she thinks that it might be useful if shinji enters a real life scenario in which will trigger his powers aka be in danger. after oliver was assigned to a mission, shinji, lucy, a......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on August 19, 2023

I found this series because I was looking for a book with Polynesian representation for a student and saw that the second book in the series included Polynesia. I fell for the first one because Shinji Takahashi was a delightful protagonist with his girl friend sidekick to had her animatronic mouse T......more