Dark Life

Dark Life, by Kat Falls was one of the 2012-13 Truman nominees that I just didn't get around to during the school year, but really wanted to read.  I was at Mid-Continent & saw it sitting on the shelf and knew it was time I brought this one home.  Dark Life follows Gemma and Ty in a new under-sea society.  Gemma comes from "above" in search of her brother, whom she believes is prospecting in the depths of the ocean.  She meets Ty, who lives, and was in fact the first baby ever born under the sea.  The picture on the front cover is what his house looks like - a giant jellyfish!  There are rumors that kids who live in the depths have developed "dark gifts" due to the immense pressure of the ocean when living so deep, but Ty tries to convince Gemma it isn't true.  There are undersea bandits who are trying to tear apart the delicate society that has been built under the sea and Ty knows that he is the person who has to stop it.  This is a terrific fantasy and adventure novel about what life might be like if we had to live under the sea.  There is a 2nd book in this series called Rip Tide and I'm definitely planning to pick it up sometime soon!