| Kill Switch Contributor(s): Lynch, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416927026 ISBN-13: 9781416927020 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2010047773 |
| Lexile Measure: 690 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.3" (0.57 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 150966 Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Some things are best left forgotten. A gripping account of espionage and loyalty from National Book Award Finalist Chris Lynch. All Daniel wants to do is spend one last summer with his grandfather before he moves away for college and his grandfather's dementia pulls them apart. But when his dear old Da starts to let things slip about the job he used to hold--people he's killed, countries he's overthrown--old work "friends" show up to make sure he stays quiet. Was his grandfather really involved in a world of assassinations and coups, or are the stories just delusions of a crumbling mind? On the run from the police (and possibly something worse) before he has time to find out, Daniel may have to sacrifice everything to protect his grandfather from those who would do him harm. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lynch, Chris: - Chris Lynch is the Printz Honor Award-winning author of several highly acclaimed young adult novels, including Printz Honor Book Freewill, Iceman, Gypsy Davy, and Shadow Boxer--all ALA Best Books for Young Adults--as well as Killing Time in Crystal City, Little Blue Lies, Pieces, Kill Switch, Angry Young Man, and Inexcusable, which was a National Book Award finalist and the recipient of six starred reviews. He holds an MA from the writing program at Emerson College. He teaches in the Creative Writing MFA program at Lesley University. He lives in Boston and in Scotland. |