| Fourmile Contributor(s): Key, Watt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374350957 ISBN-13: 9780374350956 Publisher: St. Martin's Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2012 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Parents - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Death, Grief, Bereavement - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Violence |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2012003220 |
| Age Level: 10-13 |
| Grade Level: 5-8 |
| Lexile Measure: 580(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.4" L (1.05 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Topical - Family - Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids |
| Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2015 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2014 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, Nominee, Children's, 2014 Delaware Diamonds Award, Nominee, Middle School, 2013 Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2016 Cybils, Finalist, Middle Grade Fiction, 2012 |
| Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2012 pg. 1665 Publishers Weekly 08/13/2012 pg. 69 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2012 Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 93 School Library Journal 11/01/2012 pg. 109 Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 68 Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 103 - Superior,Well Above Average |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 154813 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Twelve-year-old Foster knows in his gut that Dax Ganey, the man dating his widowed mother, is a bad seed. Then a mysterious stranger arrives at their Alabama farm, a former Army Ranger in Iraq rambling across the country, and Foster believes he has found an ally against Dax. The stranger proves a fascinating mentor, full of wisdom and secrets. And Dax soon has reason to resent not just him and Foster but also Foster's mother. A spurned Dax will be a dangerous enemy, but Foster is increasingly aware that the stranger is just as dangerous, if not more so. From the author of one of the most highly acclaimed children's survival adventures of the last decade comes this tautly wound new novel reminiscent of classic westerns, about a boy caught in the middle of a clash that may turn out to be his own battle to fight. This title has Common Core connections. |
Contributor Bio(s): Key, Watt: - Albert Watkins Key, Jr., publishing under the name Watt Key, is an award-winning southern fiction author. He grew up and currently lives in southern Alabama with his wife and family. Watt spent much of his childhood hunting and fishing the forests of Alabama, which inspired his debut novel, Alabama Moon, published to national acclaim in 2006. Alabama Moon won the 2007 E.B. White Read-Aloud Award, was included on Time Magazine's list of the Best One Hundred YA Books of All Time, and has been translated in seven languages. |
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