Nation Contributor(s): Pratchett, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061433039 ISBN-13: 9780061433030 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $10.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: The author of the phenomenally successful Discworld series delivers the mesmerizing story of a boy whose journey to manhood requires the strength to defy expectations and the courage to forge new beliefs. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General - Young Adult Fiction | Humorous - General |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 790 |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.66 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 125322 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 16.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: When a giant wave destroys his village, Mau is the only one left. Daphne--a traveler from the other side of the globe--is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Separated by language and customs, the two are united by catastrophe. Slowly, they are joined by other refugees. And as they struggle to protect the small band, Mau and Daphne defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pratchett, Terry: - Sir Terry Pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series. His young adult novel, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal, and Where's My Cow?, his Discworld book for "readers of all ages," was a New York Times bestseller. His novels have sold more than seventy five million (give or take a few million) copies worldwide. Named an Officer of the British Empire "for services to literature," Pratchett lived in England. He died in 2015 at the age of sixty-six. |