| The Dark Is Rising Contributor(s): Cooper, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0689829833 ISBN-13: 9780689829833 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 1999 * Out of Print * Annotation: On his 11th birthday, Will Stanton learns that he is the last born of the Old Ones. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid in the final battle between the Dark and Light. Click for more in this series: Dark Is Rising Sequence (Paperback) |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 8603647 |
| Age Level: 8-12 |
| Grade Level: 3-7 |
| Lexile Measure: 920(Not Available) |
| Guided Reading: X (Grade 6) |
| Series: Dark Is Rising Sequence (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" L (0.50 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: Newsweek 07/13/2009 pg. 48 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 109 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift -- that he is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark. At once, he is plunged into a quest for the six magical Signs that will one day aid the Old Ones in the final battle between the Dark and the Light. And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight. |
Contributor Bio(s): Cooper, Susan: - Susan Cooper is one of our foremost children's authors; her classic five-book fantasy sequence The Dark Is Rising has sold millions of copies worldwide. Her many books have won the Newbery Medal, a Newbery Honor, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and been shortlisted five times for the Carnegie Medal. She combines fantasy with history in Victory (a Washington Post Top Ten for Children novel), King of Shadows and Ghost Hawk, and her magical The Boggart and the Monster, second in a trilogy, won the Scottish Arts Council's Children's Book Award. Susan Cooper lives on a saltmarsh island in Massachusetts, and you can visit her online at TheLostLand.com. |
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