The Lost Compass

Chess, now thirteen, is back in a second adventure set in a world where a dense fog threatens to engulf Port Oro, a city built on a mountaintop. He and his crew, Hazel, Swedish, Loretta, and Bea, have left the slums behind, but escaping the Fog is another matter. Only an ancient machine called the Compass can hold it back, and according to the story, Chess is the only one who can track it down. His search takes him through perilous encounters and past deadly driftsharks as the crew races the clock to protect the city in the sky. The book follows the first installment, The Fog Diver, and offers a quick-moving sky-world adventure driven by a group of resourceful young survivors.