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The Phantom Limb
Contributor(s): Sleator, William (Author), Monticone, Ann (Author)

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 ISBN: 0810984288     ISBN-13: 9780810984288
Publisher: Amulet Books
OUR PRICE: $14.41  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2011
* Out of Print *
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
- Young Adult Fiction | Family - Multigenerational
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2011010396
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 660(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" L (0.65 lbs) 224 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2011
Publishers Weekly 09/05/2011
Booklist 10/01/2011 pg. 92
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2011
School Library Journal 11/01/2011 pg. 138
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 113 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 147659
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Isaac is the new kid in town. His mother, Vera, is in the hospital with a mysterious illness, and the only person left to care for Isaac is his distant grandfather. Friendless and often alone, Isaac loses himself in his collection of optical illusions, including a strange mirror box that he finds in his new house, left behind by the previous tenants. Designed for amputees, it creates the illusion of a second limb.
Lonely Isaac wishes someone would reach out to him, and then someone does--a phantom limb within the mirror box It signs to Isaac about a growing danger: someone who has murdered before and is out to get Vera next. The only way Isaac can solve the mystery and save his mother is with the help of the mirror box. But can he trust the phantom limb?

Contributor Bio(s): Sleator, William: - For more than thirty years, William Sleator has thrilled readers with his inventive books that blend real science with stories that explore our darkest fears and wishes. His House of Stairs was a groundbreaking book for young adults, and was named one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the Young Adult Library Services Association. Critics call his writing "clever and engrossing . . . and just plain fun" (Booklist) and "gleefully icky" (Publishers Weekly). He divides his time between homes in Boston and Thailand.
 
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