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.