The Lost Compass

In the high-stakes sequel to the acclaimed The Fog Diver-which was named a Texas Bluebonnet selection and winner of the 2015 Cybils Award for Speculative Fiction and the Michigan Library Association's 2016 YouPer Award-thirteen-year-old Chess and his crew must stop the deadly and mysterious Fog from enveloping the city of Port Oro and destroying their world. Chess and his crew-Hazel, Swedish, Loretta, and Bea-may have escaped the slums, but they cannot escape the Fog that threatens to swallow the entire mountaintop city of Port Oro.
Only one thing can stop the Fog: an ancient machine known as the Compass. And only one person can find it: Chess. With the help of his crew, Chess faces dangerous encounters and deadly driftsharks to unearth the hidden instrument. It's a race against time to save this sanctuary in the sky. With adventure at every turn, peril behind every corner, and a few determined slum kids who must save the day, Joel Ross presents a fantastic world in this fast-paced follow-up to The Fog Diver.
What happens when the only person who can save the world is a thirteen-year-old kid from the slums? A Reluctant Hero: Thirteen-year-old Chess never asked to be a hero, but his unique connection to the deadly Fog makes him the only one who can find the lost Compass. Kids Save the World: Join a loyal crew of determined slumkids-captain Hazel, pilot Swedish, fighter Loretta, and gearhead Bea-as they take on a mission no adult could survive.
Dystopian Adventure: Explore a world of mountaintop cities, dangerous driftsharks, and daring escapes in a fast-paced science fiction story perfect for middle grade readers. Quest for a Lost Artifact: The race is on to unearth an ancient machine with the power to stop the Fog. But they aren't the only ones looking for it.