Article Title
Keywords
Dependable, Young Adult, Michael Buckley, Merpeople, Teen Romance, Dystopian World
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Three years ago, an aquatic race called the Alphas came to the beach at Coney Island and set up camp, forever changing the world for the people who lived there. Many humans want to do whatever it takes to get rid of the Alphas. Lyric Walker’s mother was one of the original Alphas sent to integrate with and spy on the humans. If anyone finds out who she is, her family could lose their lives or disappear along with the other original Alphas. When a law is passed that requires Alpha students to attend human school, violence and tension escalate. Lyric tries to stay inconspicuous to keep her family’s secret, but when the principal forces her to spend time with Fathom, the Alpha prince, she learns more about his mysterious culture and develops feelings for him in the middle of the tumult. She discovers that both humans and the Alpha are in danger, and her unique abilities that come from being half human and half Alpha is the only way she can save the lives of everyone she cares about.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
(2015)
"Undertow,"
Children's Book and Media Review: Vol. 36:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cbmr/vol36/iss1/1