First Light (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440422228)

This remarkable and acclaimed debut novel, by the Newbery-winning author of When You Reach Me and the new instant classic The List of Things That Will Not Change, introduces readers to a captivating, hidden world below the ice.

Peter is thrilled to join his parents on an expedition to Greenland. But when they finally reach the ice cap, he struggles to understand a series of frightening yet enticing visions.

Thea has never seen the sun. Her extraordinary people, suspected of witchcraft and nearly driven to extinction, have retreated to a secret world they've built deep inside the arctic ice.

As Thea dreams of a path to Earth's surface, Peter's search for answers brings him ever closer to her hidden home in this dazzling tale of mystery, science, and adventure at the top of the world.

"A mystic thriller." --Entertainment Weekly

"Optimistic science fiction that highlights human ingenuity and survival under dire conditions." --The Wall Street Journal

Author: Rebecca Stead
ISBN-10: 0440422221
ISBN-13: 9780440422228
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.22w x 0.81d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 115393 / First Light

Award: Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee