The O'hara "twins" are back and the stakes are even higher. Wolf is getting paid big money to capture the legendary giant squid for the NZA (Northwest Zoo and Aquarium) and he's bringing the kids along for the ride. But Grace's evil grandfather is back from the jungle and he wants revenge (and the Mokele-mbembe eggs too) and he'll stop at nothing to get what he wants. The following pages include much sabotage, some newly hatched dinos, squids, and a surprise ending that left me wanting more.
I think the theme of this book is research everything. My reason is the whole point of their trip is to capture a live giant squid for research. Also they have the Mokele-mbembe eggs so they can research why these dinos survived and others didn't. Maybe they could find out more about the extinct ones. That's why I think the theme of Tentacles is research everything.
I would definitly recommend this book to other 7th grade readers for these reasons, one, it's full of suspense and action plus a whole bunch of cool gadgets, a good read for anyone who's into that. Also the story line is very complex. It's just enough that you don't get lost but it still keeps you reading. I have to say that this is one of my favorite books of all time.
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