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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Delacorte Pr
Publication date
November 10, 2009
Pages
198
Binding
Library
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385907156
ISBN-10
038590715X
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$19.99
Other format details
juvenile
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stonesâwith a note pinned to her clothing. Mystified, Liam brings the baby home to his parents. They agree to take her in, but police searches turn up no sign of the babyâs parents. Finally they must surrender the baby to a foster family, who name her Allison. Visiting her in Northumberland, Liam meets Oliver, a foster son from Liberia who claims to be a refugee from the war there, and Crystal, a foster daughter. When Liamâs parents decide to adopt Allison, Crystal and Oliver are invited to her christening. There, Oliver tells Liam about how he will be slaughtered if he is sent back to Liberia. The next time Liam sees Crystal, it is when she and Oliver have run away from their foster homes, desperate to keep Oliver from being sent back to Liberia. In a cave where the two are hiding, Liam learns the truth behind Oliverâs dark pastâand is forced to ponder what all children are capable of.
From the Hardcover edition.
Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town. There, they find a baby lying alone atop a pile of stonesâwith a note pinned to her clothing. Mystified, Liam brings the baby home to his parents. They agree to take her in, but police searches turn up no sign of the babyâs parents. Finally they must surrender the baby to a foster family, who name her Allison. Visiting her in Northumberland, Liam meets Oliver, a foster son from Liberia who claims to be a refugee from the war there, and Crystal, a foster daughter. When Liamâs parents decide to adopt Allison, Crystal and Oliver are invited to her christening. There, Oliver tells Liam about how he will be slaughtered if he is sent back to Liberia. The next time Liam sees Crystal, it is when she and Oliver have run away from their foster homes, desperate to keep Oliver from being sent back to Liberia. In a cave where the two are hiding, Liam learns the truth behind Oliverâs dark pastâand is forced to ponder what all children are capable of.
From the Hardcover edition.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Delacorte Pr (November 10, 2009)
9780385738064 | details & prices | 198 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.70 lbs | List price $16.99
About: A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
About: A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
Paperback
from Ember (September 13, 2011)
9780385738071 | details & prices | 198 pages | 5.50 × 8.10 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town.
About: Liam and his friend Max are playing in their neighborhood when the call of a bird leads them out into a field beyond their town.
Miscellaneous
from Delacorte Pr (November 10, 2009)
9780375893858 | details & prices | 240 pages | List price $16.99
Library
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from Delacorte Pr (November 10, 2009)
9780385907156 | details & prices | 198 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.70 lbs | List price $19.99
About: A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
About: A captivating new novel from Printz Award winner David Almond.
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