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First Light by Rebecca Stead
This remarkable and acclaimed debut novel by the Newbery-winning author of When You Reach Me introduces readers to a captivating, hidden world below the ice. Peter is thrilled to join his parents on an expedition to Greenland. But when they finally reach the ice cap, he struggles to understand a series of frightening yet enticing visions. Thea has never seen the sun. Her extraordinary people, suspected of witchcraft and nearly driven to extinction, have retreated to a secret world they've built deep inside the arctic ice. As Thea dreams of a path to Earth's surface, Peter's search for answers brings him ever closer to her hidden home in this dazzling tale of mystery, science, and adventure at the top of the world. A mystic thriller. --Entertainment Weekly Optimistic science fiction that highlights human ingenuity and survival under dire conditions. --The Wall Street JournalWhen You Reach Me, a New York Timesbestseller, earned the Newbery Medal and the Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Literature. Liar & Spy, another New York Timesbestseller, was deemed a significant book by the New York Times Book Review and won the Guardian Prize for Children s Fiction. Rebecca resides in New York City with her family. Her first novel, First Light, was awarded a Best Book for Teenagers by the New York Public Library. Her website is rebeccasteadbooks.com, and she may be found on Twitter as @rebstead.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780440422228 |
| ISBN 10 | 0440422221 |
| Title | First Light |
| Author | Rebecca Stead |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2008-10-14 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Winner of Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award., Winner of Parents' Choice Award 2007, Nominated for Florida Sunshine State Book Award., Nominated for IRA Children's Book Award for Younger Readers., Nominated for Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Award., Nominated for Oklahoma Sequoyah Children's Book Award., Nominated for Rhode Island Children's Book Award., Nominated for Virginia Young Readers Program Award., Nominated for Washington Sasquatch Reading Program Master List 2011 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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