Elissa's Odyssey

by Erica Verrillo

Book Overview

"Sometimes all you want to do is to go home. . . . "In the sequel to "Elissa s Quest, "Elissa s Gift is not only growing in power . . . it s changing. Elissa could always speak to animals, but now she... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375839488
• ISBN13: 9780375839481
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.5" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

A dangerous journey to regain all she's lost

Erica Verrillo's ELISSA'S ODYSSEY tells of Elissa, who has escaped the greedy Khan with the help of friends and now seeks to be reunited with her father. Her separation from her friends leads to a dangerous journey to regain all she's lost in this story, representing Book Two of the Phoenix Rising trilogy, and recommended for collections where Book One has already proved popular.

Courtesy of Teens Read Too

Summertime is the travel season for most, and an ideal time to pick up ELISSA'S ODYSSEY, the second book of the PHOENIX RISING trilogy. After making their escape from the evil ruler, Kahn, Princess Elissa, her constant companion and lifelong confidant, Gertrude the donkey, Ralph the camel, and Elissa's new friend, Maya, are led across the Great Oasis by the Blue People of the southern desert, to the city of Alhamazar as the group continue with their quest to return Elissa and Maya to their respective homelands. Elissa's journey home has barely begun when she is cruelly separated from her friends and must make her own way to the seaside town of Gravesport. It is only when she meets outgoing but directionally-challenged deck hand Billy Buck, the dispossessed Count Favian of Leonne, Doc and Captain of the dodgy vessel called Swamp Maiden, that the next leg of Elissa's adventure truly begins. It's the individual personalities and relationships between Erica Verrillo's quirky, charming characters that make the travelogue across a foreign world of magic and fantasy so engaging -- though followers of the series should note, most of this installment is spent getting to know Elissa's new companions rather than those from the first book. Taken as a whole, ELISSA'S ODYSSEY is a delightful adventure for readers young and old. Reviewed by: Cat