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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Paw Prints
Publication date
August 11, 2008
Pages
240
Binding
Prebinding
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13
9781439533369
ISBN-10
1439533369
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Original list price
$15.95
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juvenile
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Sleator is at his sci-fi best with this quantum thriller, now available in paperback
In this gothic, sci-fi thriller from a master storyteller, Susan and her wheelchair-bound brother, Gary, discover a mysterious maze in the vast gardens of their isolated home. Planted by a scientist uncle who disappeared long ago, the maze offers seemingly endless routes and choices. The teenagers discover that each turn they take alters their world in some way. Sickly Gary sees a chance to change his fate; Susan sees that they may both be lost forever. Sleator keeps readers guessing right up to the shocking ending.
Praise for The Last Universe
"Sleator is a master of suspenseful science fiction and that mastery is evident here...entirely shocking." - School Library Journal
"Science fiction fans, science nerds, and random readers alike will appreciate this latest offering." - Voya
"Sleator has fashioned a perfect 'what if' story." - Kliatt
"Will keep readers turning the pages until the very end." - Kirkus
In this gothic, sci-fi thriller from a master storyteller, Susan and her wheelchair-bound brother, Gary, discover a mysterious maze in the vast gardens of their isolated home. Planted by a scientist uncle who disappeared long ago, the maze offers seemingly endless routes and choices. The teenagers discover that each turn they take alters their world in some way. Sickly Gary sees a chance to change his fate; Susan sees that they may both be lost forever. Sleator keeps readers guessing right up to the shocking ending.
Praise for The Last Universe
"Sleator is a master of suspenseful science fiction and that mastery is evident here...entirely shocking." - School Library Journal
"Science fiction fans, science nerds, and random readers alike will appreciate this latest offering." - Voya
"Sleator has fashioned a perfect 'what if' story." - Kliatt
"Will keep readers turning the pages until the very end." - Kirkus
Editions
Hardcover
from Harry N Abrams Inc (April 1, 2005)
9780810958586 | details & prices | 215 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.66 lbs | List price $16.95
About: When her desperately ill older brother insists that she take him into their mysterious backyard garden, designed by their quantum physicist great uncle, fourteen-year-old Susan discovers that things are not always what they seem.
About: When her desperately ill older brother insists that she take him into their mysterious backyard garden, designed by their quantum physicist great uncle, fourteen-year-old Susan discovers that things are not always what they seem.
Paperback
from Harry N Abrams Inc (March 7, 2006)
9780810992139 | details & prices | 240 pages | 4.75 × 6.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.40 lbs | List price $6.95
About: When her desperately ill older brother insists that she take him into their mysterious backyard garden, designed by their quantum physicist great uncle, fourteen-year-old Susan discovers that things are not always what they seem.
About: When her desperately ill older brother insists that she take him into their mysterious backyard garden, designed by their quantum physicist great uncle, fourteen-year-old Susan discovers that things are not always what they seem.
Prebinding
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (August 11, 2008)
9781439533369 | details & prices | 240 pages | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | List price $15.95
About: Sleator is at his sci-fi best with this quantum thriller, now available in paperbackIn this gothic, sci-fi thriller from a master storyteller, Susan and her wheelchair-bound brother, Gary, discover a mysterious maze in the vast gardens of their isolated home.
About: Sleator is at his sci-fi best with this quantum thriller, now available in paperbackIn this gothic, sci-fi thriller from a master storyteller, Susan and her wheelchair-bound brother, Gary, discover a mysterious maze in the vast gardens of their isolated home.
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