The Beast of Cretacea

by Todd Strasser and Morton Rhue

Book Overview

Master storyteller Todd Strasser reimagines the classic tale of Moby Dick as set in the future--and takes readers on an epic sci-fi adventure. When seventeen-year-old Ishmael wakes up from stasis aboard the Pequod, he is amazed by how different this planet is from the dirty, dying, Shroud-covered Earth he left behind. But Ishmael isn't on Cretacea to marvel at the fresh air, sunshine, and endless blue ocean. He's here to work, risking his life to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763669016
• ISBN13: 9780763669010
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12