| Wonder at the Edge of the World Contributor(s): Helget, Nicole (Author), Plummer, Therese (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1478986824 ISBN-13: 9781478986829 Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers OUR PRICE: $81.89 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 6.6" (0.60 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this captivating quest that spans the globe, a young girl must challenge her assumptions about family, slavery, and friendship as she fights to save her father's legacy ... and to begin creating her own.Hallelujah Wonder wants to become one of the first female scientists of the nineteenth century. Her father was a scientist and explorer, but his life was cruelly cut short by an evil Navy captain who coveted his cache of artifacts. Hallelujah feels a great responsibility to protect the objects--particularly a mesmerizing (and dangerous) one called the Medicine Head--before the captain can succeed. Now she and her best friend, a slave boy about to be sold, must set out on a sweeping adventure by land and by sea to the only place where no one will ever be able to find the cursed talisman: the forbidding land of Antarctica. |
Contributor Bio(s): Plummer, Therese: - Therese Plummer is an actor, award-winning voice-over artist, and counselor. She is a four-time winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award for audio narration. She has appeared in a variety of television and film roles, and, as counselor for adolescents, she spent five years using drama therapy techniques in individual and group settings. Helget, Nicole: -Nicole Helget grew up on a farm in southern Minnesota, a childhood and place she drew on in the writing of her memoir, The Summer of Ordinary Ways. She received her BA and an MFA in creative writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Based on the novel's first chapter, NPR's Scott Simon awarded The Turtle Catcher the Tamarack Prize from Minnesota Monthly. Helget lives in Minnesota with her husband and six children. |