| The Fires Beneath the Sea Contributor(s): Millet, Lydia (Author) |
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ISBN: 193152047X ISBN-13: 9781931520478 Publisher: Big Mouth House OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Adoption - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Pirates |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Series: Dissenters |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 7.4" (0.65 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Cultural Region - New England |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 145083 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kirkus Reviews: Best of 2011 A Junior Library Guild Selection Selected for the ABC Best Books for Children Catalog A lush and intelligent opener for a topical eco-fantasy series.--Kirkus Reviews, starred review In the first of the Dissenters series, Cara's mother has disappeared. Her father isn't talking about it. Her big brother Max is hiding behind his iPod, and her genius little brother Jackson is busy studying the creatures he collects from the beach. But when a watery specter begins to haunt the family's Cape Cod home, Cara and her brothers realize that their scientist mother may not be who they thought she was--and that the world has much stranger, much older inhabitants than they had imagined. With help from Cara's best friend Hayley, the three embark on a quest that will lead them from the Cape's hidden, ancient places to a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. They're soon on the front lines of an ancient battle between good and evil, with the terrifying "pouring man" close on their heels. Packed with memorable characters and thrilling imagery, Lydia Millet weaves a page-turning adventure even as she brings the seaside world of Cape Cod to magical life. The first in a series of books about the Sykes children, The Fires Beneath the Sea is a rip-cracking middle-grade novel that will make perfect beach reading--for readers of any age |