
First Light
Rebecca Stead(Author)
Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books) (Publisher)
Published on 14. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-440-42222-8 (ISBN)
Description
This remarkable and acclaimed debut novel, by the Newbery-winning author of When You Reach Me and the new instant classic The List of Things That Will Not Change, introduces readers to a captivating, hidden world below the ice.
Peter is thrilled to join his parents on an expedition to Greenland. But when they finally reach the ice cap, he struggles to understand a series of frightening yet enticing visions.
Thea has never seen the sun. Her extraordinary people, suspected of witchcraft and nearly driven to extinction, have retreated to a secret world they've built deep inside the arctic ice.
As Thea dreams of a path to Earth's surface, Peter's search for answers brings him ever closer to her hidden home in this dazzling tale of mystery, science, and adventure at the top of the world.
"A mystic thriller." -Entertainment Weekly
"Optimistic science fiction that highlights human ingenuity and survival under dire conditions." -The Wall Street Journal
Peter is thrilled to join his parents on an expedition to Greenland. But when they finally reach the ice cap, he struggles to understand a series of frightening yet enticing visions.
Thea has never seen the sun. Her extraordinary people, suspected of witchcraft and nearly driven to extinction, have retreated to a secret world they've built deep inside the arctic ice.
As Thea dreams of a path to Earth's surface, Peter's search for answers brings him ever closer to her hidden home in this dazzling tale of mystery, science, and adventure at the top of the world.
"A mystic thriller." -Entertainment Weekly
"Optimistic science fiction that highlights human ingenuity and survival under dire conditions." -The Wall Street Journal
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (digest)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-440-42222-8 (9780440422228)
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Person
Rebecca Stead