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Rebecca Stead, First Light

Page history last edited by Lisa Gordis 15 years, 11 months ago

Bibliographical information:

Stead, Rebecca. First Light. New York: Random House (Wendy Lamb Books), 2007.

 

Brief summary:

Peter's father researches the effects of global warming on the polar ice caps, and a wealthy donor has endowed a research trip to Greenland. Peter and his mother are going along. Meanwhile, deep under the ice cap in the city of Gracehope, Thea wants to expand her community by traveling to the surface. Their adventures intersect, with important consequences both for both children.

 

Comments:

The book has an interesting blend of realism and fantasy, with some realistic accounts of cold-weather expeditions along with an elaborate below-ground realm inhabited by people wth special psychic abilities.

 

Grade/Age level:

Ages 9-12

 

Cautions:

 

If you like this book, you might also like . . .

 

--Lisa Gordis

 

 

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