| Dark Water Ember Edition Contributor(s): McNeal, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375843302 ISBN-13: 9780375843303 Publisher: Rh Childrens Books OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 970 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.1" (0.55 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 139547 Reading Level: 5.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A National Book Award Finalist A Kirkus Reviews Best Books for Teens Fifteen-year-old Pearl DeWitt lives in Fallbrook, California, where it's sunny 340 days of the year, and where her uncle owns a grove of 900 avocado trees. Uncle Hoyt hires migrant workers regularly, but Pearl doesn't pay much attention to them...until Amiel. From the moment she sees him, Pearl is drawn to this boy who keeps to himself, fears being caught by la migra, and is mysteriously unable to talk. Then the wildfires strike. |