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The Light at the Bottom of the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781368036887)
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xFrom debut author London Shah, comes a thrilling futuristic Sci-Fi mystery perfect for fans of Illuminae and These Broken Stars.
In the last days of the twenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London. Trapped in the abyss, humankind wavers between hope and fear of what lurks in the depths around them, and hope that they might one day find a way back to the surface. When sixteen-year-old submersible racer Leyla McQueen is chosen to participate in the city's prestigious annual marathon, she sees an opportunity to save her father, who has been arrested on false charges. The Prime Minister promises the champion whatever their heart desires. But the race takes an unexpected turn, forcing Leyla to make an impossible choice. Now she must brave unfathomable waters and defy a corrupt government determined to keep its secrets, all the while dealing with a guarded, hotheaded companion she never asked for in the first place. If Leyla fails to discover the truths at the heart of her world, or falls prey to her own fears, she risks capture-or worse. And her father will be lost to her forever.
Author: London Shah
ISBN-10: 1368036880
ISBN-13: 9781368036887
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2019
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 506579 / Light at the Bottom of the World
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019
School Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 126
Publishers Weekly 09/09/2019
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 52
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2019
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2019 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
In the last days of the twenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London. Trapped in the abyss, humankind wavers between hope and fear of what lurks in the depths around them, and hope that they might one day find a way back to the surface. When sixteen-year-old submersible racer Leyla McQueen is chosen to participate in the city's prestigious annual marathon, she sees an opportunity to save her father, who has been arrested on false charges. The Prime Minister promises the champion whatever their heart desires. But the race takes an unexpected turn, forcing Leyla to make an impossible choice. Now she must brave unfathomable waters and defy a corrupt government determined to keep its secrets, all the while dealing with a guarded, hotheaded companion she never asked for in the first place. If Leyla fails to discover the truths at the heart of her world, or falls prey to her own fears, she risks capture-or worse. And her father will be lost to her forever.
Author: London Shah
ISBN-10: 1368036880
ISBN-13: 9781368036887
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 10/29/2019
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 506579 / Light at the Bottom of the World
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2019
School Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 126
Publishers Weekly 09/09/2019
Booklist 09/15/2019 pg. 52
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2019
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2019 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2019 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
By London Shah
xLondon Shah is a British-born Muslim of Pashtun ethnicity. She has lived in Britain's capital for most of her life, via England's beautiful North. When she's not busy re-imagining the past, plotting an alternate present or dreaming up a surreal future, she's most likely drinking copious amounts of tea, eating allthe sweets and cakes, strolling through Richmond Park or along the Thames, getting lost on an evening in the city's older, darker alleyways-preferably just after it's rained-listening to punk rock, or losing herself in a fab SFF book or film.
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