| Midnighters #1: The Secret Hour Contributor(s): Westerfeld, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060519533 ISBN-13: 9780060519537 Publisher: Harperteen OUR PRICE: $10.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: Now in paperback--the first volume in a mesmerizing new trilogy which introduces a group of teens, who call themselves Midnighters, living in a world that is frozen in time and inhabited by dark creatures that lurk in the shadows. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Dark Fantasy - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family) - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Series: Midnighters |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 5" W x 7.25" (0.41 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Oklahoma |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 77495 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first book in New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld's Midnighters series. A few nights after Jessica Day arrives in Bixby, Oklahoma, she wakes up at midnight to find the entire world frozen. For one secret hour each night, the town belongs to the dark creatures that haunt the shadows. And only a small group of people--Jessica included--is free to move about then. They are The Midnighters. The Secret Hour is the first book in the Midnighters trilogy, from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series. |
Contributor Bio(s): Westerfeld, Scott: - Scott Westerfeld is the author of ten books for young adults, including Peeps, The Last Days, and the Midnighters trilogy. He was born in Texas in 1963, is married to the Hugo-nominated writer Justine Larbalestier, and splits his time between New York and Sydney. His latest book is Extras, the fourth in the bestselling Uglies series. |