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The Girl from Everywhere, the first of two books, blends fantasy, history, and a modern sensibility. Its sparkling wit, breathless adventure, multicultural cast, and enchanting romance will dazzle readers of Sabaa Tahir and Leigh Bardugo. As the daughter of a time traveler, Nix has spent sixteen years sweeping across the globe and through the centuries aboard her father's ship. Modern-day New York City, nineteenth-century Hawaii, other lands seen only in myth and legend--Nix has been to them all. But when her father gambles with her very existence, it all may be about to end. Rae Carson meets Outlander in this epic debut fantasy. If there is a map, Nix's father can sail his ship, The Temptation, to any place and any time. But now that he's uncovered the one map he's always sought--1868 Honolulu, the year before Nix's mother died in childbirth--Nix's life, her entire existence, is at stake. No one knows what will happen if her father changes the past. It could erase Nix's future, her dreams, her adventures . . . her connection with the charming Persian thief, Kash, who's been part of their crew for two years.

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A creative blend of actual history and fantasy elements grounded in ancient and modern myths...simultaneously an adventure story, a love triangle, and a meditation on big topics like the idea of home and the tension between fate and free will. -- BookPage A skillful mashup of science fiction and eclectic mythology, enlivened by vivid sensory detail and moments of emotional and philosophical depth...A nonstop time-travel romp. -- Kirkus Reviews A truly exciting book, brimming with adventure, history, and sinuous potential. -- Christian Science Monitor Heilig presents a dizzying array of intermeshed events, dates, and maps. The plot is rooted in actual Hawaiian history, and redolent with realistic details and Hawaiian folklore...The reader may ultimately be surprised at how smoothly the fantastical elements here mesh with the real. -- VOYA History and mythology fans will love this fast-moving ride through time. -- School Library Journal (starred review) Narrator Kim Mai Guest brings listeners right into the mind and heart of Nix...Her narration beautifully captures Nix's conflicting love of adventure and trepidation about her future should her father's quest succeed, engaging listeners' attention and imagination. -- AudioFile This thrilling swashbuckler-steeped in history, myth, and legend-finds a solid anchor in its colorful characters. ...Fascinating, thought-provoking, and wonderfully imagined, The Girl from Everywhere will spark the adventurer inside every reader. -- Shelf Awareness With time travel, fantasy, Hawaiian history, mythology, cute animals, and a feisty female protagonist, romance and fantasy readers will find much to enjoy. -- Booklist

Narrator Kim Mai Guest brings listeners right into the mind and heart of Nix...Her narration beautifully captures Nix's conflicting love of adventure and trepidation about her future should her father's quest succeed, engaging listeners' attention and imagination. -- AudioFile Heilig presents a dizzying array of intermeshed events, dates, and maps. The plot is rooted in actual Hawaiian history, and redolent with realistic details and Hawaiian folklore...The reader may ultimately be surprised at how smoothly the fantastical elements here mesh with the real. -- VOYA A creative blend of actual history and fantasy elements grounded in ancient and modern myths...simultaneously an adventure story, a love triangle, and a meditation on big topics like the idea of home and the tension between fate and free will. -- BookPage A skillful mashup of science fiction and eclectic mythology, enlivened by vivid sensory detail and moments of emotional and philosophical depth...A nonstop time-travel romp. -- Kirkus Reviews With time travel, fantasy, Hawaiian history, mythology, cute animals, and a feisty female protagonist, romance and fantasy readers will find much to enjoy. -- Booklist History and mythology fans will love this fast-moving ride through time. -- School Library Journal (starred review) This thrilling swashbuckler-steeped in history, myth, and legend-finds a solid anchor in its colorful characters. ...Fascinating, thought-provoking, and wonderfully imagined, The Girl from Everywhere will spark the adventurer inside every reader. -- Shelf Awareness A truly exciting book, brimming with adventure, history, and sinuous potential. -- Christian Science Monitor

A truly exciting book, brimming with adventure, history, and sinuous potential. -- Christian Science Monitor This thrilling swashbuckler-steeped in history, myth, and legend-finds a solid anchor in its colorful characters. ...Fascinating, thought-provoking, and wonderfully imagined, The Girl from Everywhere will spark the adventurer inside every reader. -- Shelf Awareness History and mythology fans will love this fast-moving ride through time. -- School Library Journal (starred review) With time travel, fantasy, Hawaiian history, mythology, cute animals, and a feisty female protagonist, romance and fantasy readers will find much to enjoy. -- Booklist A skillful mashup of science fiction and eclectic mythology, enlivened by vivid sensory detail and moments of emotional and philosophical depth...A nonstop time-travel romp. -- Kirkus Reviews A creative blend of actual history and fantasy elements grounded in ancient and modern myths...simultaneously an adventure story, a love triangle, and a meditation on big topics like the idea of home and the tension between fate and free will. -- BookPage Heilig presents a dizzying array of intermeshed events, dates, and maps. The plot is rooted in actual Hawaiian history, and redolent with realistic details and Hawaiian folklore...The reader may ultimately be surprised at how smoothly the fantastical elements here mesh with the real. -- VOYA Narrator Kim Mai Guest brings listeners right into the mind and heart of Nix...Her narration beautifully captures Nix's conflicting love of adventure and trepidation about her future should her father's quest succeed, engaging listeners' attention and imagination. -- AudioFile

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Heidi Heilig grew up in Hawaii, where she rode horses and raised peacocks, and then she moved to New York City. Her favorite thing, outside of writing, is travel, and she has haggled for rugs in Morocco, hiked the trails of the Ko'olau Valley, and huddled in a tent in Africa while lions roared in the dark. She holds an MFA in musical theater writing from New York University. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, her son, and their pet snake, whose wings will likely grow in any day now. This is her first book. Kim Mai Guest is an award-winning voice actor for audiobooks and video games. She can also be heard on television shows, such as G.I. Joe: Renegades, Batman: the Brave and the Bold, and Avatar, and in movies such asChill Out Scooby Doo and Dead Space: Aftermath. Her video game work includes Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy, and The Lord of the Rings.

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