Leepike Ridge Contributor(s): Wilson, N. D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375838740 ISBN-13: 9780375838743 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD THOMAS HAMMOND has always lived next to Leepike Ridge. He never imagined he might end up lost beneath it! What Tom finds underground will answer questions he hadn't known to ask and change his life forever. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2006013352 |
Lexile Measure: 780 |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.28" W x 7.41" (0.39 lbs) 256 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 115148 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Before he wrote the bestselling 100 Cupboards trilogy and Ashtown Burials series, N. D. Wilson delighted readers with his first unforgettable action-adventure story of survival. . . . "This is a ripping good adventure yarn. . . . Here's the perfect remedy for any summer that's been disappointingly short on thrills."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred "Wilson's debut is a literate, sometimes humorous page-turner in the classic tradition. Well-read adventure lovers are in for a treat looking for echoes of The Odyssey and Tom Sawyer."--Kirkus Reviews "Tom's adventures have several literary ancestors, including Tom and Huck in the cave, and the inventive Swiss Family Robinson, but this is solidly set in the present, standing on its own with well-crafted suspense and fascinating survival detail. . . . M]iddle-grade readers will also relish the physicality of the journey: underwater swims, tight passages, and rock climbing. . . . An] appealing and easy-to-booktalk package."--Booklist "Wilson sets the scene vividly, from Tom's home to the labyrinth of tunnels and caverns under the mountain, and the central characters' emotional lives develop both naturally and affectingly. Readers] will appreciate both the fast-paced adventure and Tom's determination to make the impossible journey back home."--The Horn Book Magazine "Wilson's rich imagination and his quirky characters are a true delight."--School Library Journal |