“The Map to Everywhere” by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis

Imagine a river that connects every world there is, and a map that can take you anywhere on it. Now imagine a ghost ship hunting for that map.

Fin is a master thief and an orphan from a grimy pirate town, and he wants the Map because it might lead him to his mother. Marrill is an ordinary schoolgirl stranded on the Pirate Stream, and she needs it just to get home. They team up with a bumbling wizard and his crew to find the Map’s scattered pieces, while a sinister rival closes in.

It’s a quick, imaginative fantasy with pirates, magic, and a pair of heroes who start out wanting different things. It’s the first book in a series, and “City of Thirst” is next.

This paperback is in very good condition, and you can find it at Dead Tree Dreams. Grab it and see where the Map takes you.