| Memory Boy Contributor(s): Weaver, Will (Author) |
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ISBN: 006440854X ISBN-13: 9780064408547 Publisher: Harperteen OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Now in paperback: Weaver's first science-fiction novel that takes readers on a futuristic Swiss Family Robinson journey. After cataclysmic volcanic explosions, Miles Newell and his family must leave their home in Minneapolis before they, too, become victims of the violence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - General - Young Adult Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Young Adult Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00032049 |
| Lexile Measure: 570 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 6.7" (0.26 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 46849 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Family in Danger Ash is still falling from the sky two years after a series of globally devastating volcanic eruptions. Sunlight is as scarce as food, and cities are becoming increasingly violent as people loot and kill in order to maintain their existence. Sixteen-year-old Miles Newell knows that the only chance his family has of surviving is to escape from their Minneapolis suburban home to their cabin in the woods, As the Newells travel the highways on Miles' supreme invention, the Ali Princess, they have high hopes for safety and peace. But as they venture deeper into the wilderness, they begin to realize that it's not only city folk who have changed for the worse. |
Contributor Bio(s): Weaver, Will: - Will Weaver is an award-winning fiction writer. His latest novel is The Survivors, a sequel to his popular young adult novel Memory Boy. His other books include Full Service, Defect, Saturday Night Dirt, Super Stock Rookie, Checkered Flag Cheater, Claws, and the Billy Baggs books Striking Out, Farm Team, and Hard Ball, all of which are ALA Best Books for Young Adults. Formerly an English professor at Bemidji State University, he lives in northern Minnesota, a region he writes from and loves. He is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys hunting, fishing, canoeing, and hiking with his family and friends. |