| The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away Contributor(s): Smith, Ronald L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0358097533 ISBN-13: 9780358097532 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Horror - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Bullying - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 501744 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this delightfully creepy novel from Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner Ronald L. Smith, twelve-year-old Simon thinks he was abducted by aliens. But is it real, or just his overactive imagination? Perfect for fans of Mary Downing Hahn and Louis Sachar. Twelve-year-old Simon is obsessed with aliens. The ones who take people and do experiments. When he's too worried about them to sleep, he listens to the owls hoot outside. Owls that have the same eyes as aliens--dark and foreboding. Then something strange happens on a camping trip, and Simon begins to suspect he's been abducted. But is it real, or just the overactive imagination of a kid who loves fantasy and role-playing games and is the target of bullies and his father's scorn? Even readers who don't believe in UFOs will relate to the universal kid feeling of not being taken seriously by adults that deepens this deliciously scary tale. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smith, Ronald L.: - Ronald L. Smith is the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning author of Hoodoo, The Mesmerist, The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away, Gloom Town, and Black Panther: The Young Prince. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland. |