First Light

Author: STEAD REBECCA

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  • : 12.95 AUD
  • : 9780440422228
  • : Yearling Books
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  • : 31 August 2008
  • : 195mm X 133mm X 21mm
  • : United States
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Barcode 9780440422228
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Description

PETER IS THRILLED to leave New York City to accompany his parents on an expedition to Greenland to study global warming. There he has visions of things that should be too far away for him to see.
Generations ago, the people of Thea's community were hunted for possessing unusual abilities, so they fled beneath the ice. Thea needs help that only Peter can give. Their meeting reveals secrets of both their pasts, and changes the future for them both forever.

Reviews

"Peter and Thea are vividly realized. . . . Gracehope itself is sketched with sure strokes, its icy setting and its matriarchal social structure fresh and believable.""--The Horn Book Magazine
""Stead's debut novel rests on an intriguing premise. . . . It is a testament to the storytelling that the existence of this parallel world and the convergence of Peter and Thea's stories, told in separate chapters, are both credible and absorbing. Young readers will find this a journey worth taking.""--Publishers Weekly"