Kanga-U: Lost in a Labyrinth - by Sholly Fisch (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Trapped in the legendary Greek Labyrinth, Jumpa and her friends will face some of mythology's most fearsome creatures--and discover several of its greatest magical treasures--as they struggle to find a way out.

A few months have passed since Bonding Day, when the hardworking young kangas of Themyscira competed to be paired with their future Amazon partners, including Princess Diana--the only teenager living on the island. And it is time for the newest recruits to leap into the next steps of their training.

Exploring in an isolated part of the woods on Themyscira, best friends Jumpa, Big Red, Goldie, Rooth, and Skippa discover an ancient, overgrown doorway in the side of a hill--and Skippa can't wait to jump inside to check it out. But when she doesn't come back out or even respond to her friends' shouts, the others follow, only to find themselves lost in the middle of the ancient Greek Labyrinth. And since the Greek gods built their maze as a prison, they're stuck inside with the savage Minotaur and a bevy of other mythological beasts too! Can our ganga kangas stop blaming Skippa--and each other--long enough to find a way out? Or will they be hopping around the Labyrinth's twisting pathways forever?

Unfortunately, the greatest threat may come from the most unexpected source of all.

About the Author

Sholly Fisch is a mild-mannered developmental psychologist who has helped produce dozens of educational TV series, digital games, magazines, and hands-on materials, including Sesame Street, Cyberchase, The Magic School Bus Rides Again, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, and lots of things you've probably never heard of. He's spent more than 30 years writing everything from Superman to Star Wars to Scooby-Doo. His lovely wife, Susan, and brilliantly talented children, Nachum, Naomi, Chana, and Miriam, all hope he'll get more sleep someday.

Yancey Labat has been illustrating since elementary school when his friends would ask him to draw action heroes. He started his career in the art corrections department at Marvel Comics and has since illustrated many comic books, children's books, and graphic novels, including the New York Times bestselling DC Super Hero Girls series.