The Neptune Project, Polly Holyoke. Set hundreds of years into the future when humans ruined the Earth, Nere is forced by her mother to live in the sea. Without her knowledge, she, along with other kids, have been genetically changed to live like a fish. She learns that her father, whom she presumed dead, is actually alive, but to get to him, she must travel through dangerous waters, the Western Collective and The Marine Guard who are willing to pay for their capture. The Neptune Project, created to provide a safer life below the waters, is an adjustment she is not sure she likes. Surviving with a group of kids, she is soon deemed the leader. Surrounding them are a pod of dolphins with whom she can communicate telepathically and count on for support and safety. Dai, the one boy that seems misplaced with her group, gives them all pause for concern, and yet, he continues to surprise them with his skills and awkward friendship.

Holyoke takes the reader on a twisting, turning adventure into the underworld of sea life. Surprises await, as do sadness, disappointment and acceptance. A surefire entertainment for science fiction fans.

Chomp. Carl Hiaasen. The Florida everglades. Alice, the alligator. Reality TV.  Pythons, gators and bats. A boy named Wahoo, a girl named Tuna and a hamster named Floyd all make for a thrilling story sure to keep readers engaged. Wahoo and his dad, in need of money to pay the mortgage, take on the job of assisting Derek Badger, the celebrity TV survivalist star. However, they soon learn how unrealistic the star is and how out of place he is in the raw wild. While wielding snakes and alligators, Wahoo and his dad, Mickey, chance upon a school friend of Wahoo's, named Tuna, who is running away from her abusive, drunken father. They take her with them on the boat ride into the everglades where Tuna, an Expedition Survivor! fan witnesses the stunt double used by Badger when he parachutes from a helicopter beginning his newest adventure. When Tuna makes a phone call to her father, wanting to tell him to feed Floyd, he realizes where she is and comes looking for her with a fully loaded pistol. With heart pounding, pages fly as the reader worries for Mickey, caught in the grasp of Tuna's dad, Link, the boater with a bullet in his shoulder, Derek, lost somewhere in the wild and Tuna, caught in the middle. A sure fire enjoyable read.