| Mercury Man Contributor(s): Henighan, Tom (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550025082 ISBN-13: 9781550025088 Publisher: Dundurn Group OUR PRICE: $8.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: Tom Blake is a likeable but shy high school student who fantasizes about adventure, romance, and discovering "portholes" to the past. Little does he know that all are about to come his way. Tom discovers that a local computer company is conditioning his fellow students for what he suspects is some evil purpose. He soon finds himself up against a corrupt organization with an agenda of genetic experimentation. "Mercury Man evokes all the excitement of the best sci-fi, fantasy, and hero myths while never losing touch with ordinary urban contemporary reality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Science Fiction - General - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | Loners & Outcasts |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.24" W x 7.24" (0.55 lbs) 253 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 82766 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Short-listed for the 2006 Red Maple Award Tom Blake is a likeable but shy high school student, who fantasizes about adventure, romance, and discovering portholes to the past. Little does he know that all are about to come his way. Tom discovers that a local computer company is conditioning his fellow students for what he suspects is some evil purpose. He soon finds himself up against a corrupt organization with an agenda of genetic experimentation. Mercury Man evokes all the excitement of the best scifi, fantasy, and hero myths while never losing touch with ordinary urban contemporary reality. |
Contributor Bio(s): Henighan, Tom: - Tom Henighan's numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry include The Maclean's Companion to Canadian Arts and Culture, The Well of Time, and the YA novel Viking Quest (2001). He lives in Ottawa, and teaches at Carleton University. |