Emilie and the Sky World (Emilie #2)
Martha Wells
A Girl’s Own Adventure in the spirit of Jules Verne When Emilie and Daniel arrive in Silk Harbor, Professor Abindon, an old colleague of the Marlendes, warns them that she’s observed something strange and potentially deadly in the sky, a disruption in an upper air aether current. But as the Marlendes investigate further, they realize it’s a ship from another aetheric plane. It may be just a friendly explorer, or something far more sinister, but they will have to take an airship into the dangerous air currents to find out. Emilie joins the expedition and finds herself deep in personal entanglements, with an angry uncle, an interfering brother, and an estranged mother to worry about as well as a lost family of explorers, the strange landscapes of the upper air, and the deadly menace that inhabits the sky world.
Publication Year: 2014
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I enjoyed the adventure in this Emilie installment more than it's predecessor, but EMILIE AND THE SKY WORLD had some confusion regarding tone. These books, for the most part, are written perfectly for adventure loving juvenile's and tweens. Amidst all the action in SKY WORLD, however, is an ongoing verbal altercation between Emilie and her brother regarding gender roles. At the age of twelve I would have cheered enthusiastically when Emilie proved she could do anything she sets her mind to, but I'm not sure I would have enjoyed or understood the unrelenting density of a boy who isn't a bad guy but just has Victorian gender sensibilities. Out smarting Emilie's overbearing uncle is a treat, snipping back and forth with her brother was a bit of a bore. The entire, overt conversation about gender expectations felt like it had been dropped in their for adults, but young readers could have gotten the same message just by watching these heroes and heroines persevere.
Full review to follow.
Sexual Content: None.
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