The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig audiobook

The Girl from Everywhere

By Heidi Heilig
Read by Kim Mai Guest

HarperCollins, Greenwillow Books 9780062380753

The Girl from Everywhere Series: Book 1

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781504695596

  • ISBN: 9781504695589

Runtime: 10.14 Hours
Category: Fiction/Action & Adventure
Audience: Young Adult (12–17)
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel

A Paste Magazine Pick of the Year's Best Books

An NPR Best Book of the Year

A Bustle Pick of Best Books of the Year

An Indie Next List

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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“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
“A truly exciting book, brimming with adventure, history, and sinuous potential.” Christian Science Monitor
“This thrilling swashbuckler—steeped in history, myth, and legend…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.” 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.” VOYA

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Reviews

Author

Author Bio: Heidi Heilig

Author Bio: Heidi Heilig

Heidi Heilig is the author of six books, including The Girl from Everywhere, which was an Indie Next Pick; named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Bustle, and Paste; and was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She holds an MFA degree from New York University.

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Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Fiction/Action & Adventure
Runtime: 10.14
Audience: Young Adult (12–17)
Language: English