By Scott Mebus
ISBN-10: 1429599014
ISBN-13: 9781429599016
Thirteen-year-old New Yorker Rory Hennessy can see issues not anyone else can. whilst a magician's trick opens his eyes to Mannahatta, Rory reveals an grand spirit urban coexisting along modern day new york. a spot the place Indian sachems, warrior cockroaches, and papier-mƒch‚ teenagers reside, governed via the immortal Gods of ny - together with Babe Ruth, Alexander Hamilton, and Peter Stuyvesant. yet Rory's strength to work out Mannahatta brings probability, and he's pursued through enemies, chasing background and attempting to unfastened those that were enslaved. And whilst he's given the opportunity to correct Mannahatta's maximum incorrect, seeing Mannahatta will not be a present finally. . . .
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They sped up, trying to outrun the silent, empty streets. Rory glanced behind him frequently, but to his relief the shadows stayed shadows. He kept his eye out for either Raisin Street or King’s Way, but he found only more quiet town houses with peeling paint and closed windows. Bridget skipped out into the center of the road, peering off around the corner. “I don’t see anything. Just more twists and turns. ” Out of nowhere a loud crack split the silence. Rory and Bridget both jumped, twisting around to see where the sound had come from.
And sure enough, the squirrel kept barreling backward into the elm, attempting to shake off the rat. Bridget could barely contain her excitement. “This is amazing. ” “No. ” ■ INDIANS AND S QUIRRELS ■ 25 “What have you seen? ” The rat flipped around, head-butting the squirrel. Rory rubbed his forehead in sympathy. ” “It was a bigger rat. Less . . martial artsy. ” “No, the American kind. He had feathers and stuff. ” Bridget hit him. ” “Fine, sorry,” Rory said wryly, rubbing his side where Bridget had smacked him.
A small couch came into view. Behind the couch, the wall was covered with hand-drawn pictures, but his eyes were still too blurry to make them out. Nestled in the center of the couch was Bridget, who had just noticed that her big brother’s eyes were open. Her face lit up as she hopped off the couch to rush to his side. “Rory! You’re awake! I’m so sorry! I couldn’t do anything! It was so scary! I didn’t know what to do! It was just a kid and then it opened its mouth and bit you and you fell. I was so scared.