The Mythics #1: Marina and the Kraken

Name: The Mythics #1: Marina and the Kraken
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauren Magaziner
ISBN: 9780063058903

Author: Lauren Magaziner

Series: Mythics #1

Narrator: Gail Shalan

Unabridged: 1 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/06/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Fantasy Stories, Animal Stories, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

From Case Closed author Lauren Magaziner and artist Mirelle Ortega comes the first book in a new middle grade fantasy series. Full of action, adventure, and friendship, a team of five girls must stop a powerful villain by finding their mythical familiars. It’s Pairing Day in Terrafamiliar! Marina has been waiting for this moment—anxiously—for as long as she can remember. Because today’s the day she gets to bond with her animal familiar for life, like every other ten-year-old in the land.Except after the ceremony ends, Marina doesn’t have one. And she’s not alone . . . four other girls also didn’t get their animal companions. The leaders of Terrafamiliar realize something special is happening: Marina and the other four girls—Kit, Ember, Pippa, and Hailey—are called MythicsIn times of unrest, the Mythics must earn their Mythies—mythical beasts—in quests of courage. But danger lurks everywhere as there are others seeking this mysterious power. And only the Mythics can save Terrafamiliar!

About Lauren Magaziner

Lauren Magaziner is the author of the Case Closed series, Wizardmatch, Pilfer Academy, and The Only Thing Worse than Witches. She is originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania, and she currently lives in Philadelphia, where she writes full-time. On Lauren’s Pairing Day, she bonded with her purrfect familiar: a warm, cuddly, and charmingly cantankerous cat. You can visit Lauren at laurenmagaziner.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brandy on August 10, 2024

I loved this!! I loved Marina, who is so nervous about everything and had to learn how to manage her fear to find her family's. I can't wait to read the next in the series!!......more

Goodreads review by Jules on July 04, 2024

4.5☆ Super adorable!!! I'm excited to continue this series!......more

Goodreads review by Haley on September 14, 2022

A really fun childrens book for the adventurous and nautical soul. The story is quick and the pictures lend themselves to the story. I do think the world could’ve been fleshed out a little. As well as the story. Some things were a little on the nose; such as a sea lion named Sea Lion. The mystery sur......more

Goodreads review by Mark on October 09, 2022

What worked: The swift-moving story makes this book a quick read. The basis of it is the five main characters called Mystics must find their familiars, animals they bond with to develop powers. An arrow appears on each girl’s hand that points in the direction where her mythie will be found. Marina’s......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on February 28, 2024

Mythical creatures in an early chapter book series is a niche that needed more titles and author Lauren Magaziner aims to do that with THE MYTHICS. Series opener Marina and the Kraken introduces a world where all citizens bond with an animal familiar at age ten. Marina’s father has a crab buddy, her......more