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Quicksand Pond
Contributor(s): Lisle, Janet Taylor (Author)

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ISBN: 1481472224     ISBN-13: 9781481472227
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2016009707
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 600(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.7" W x 8.5" L (0.70 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Friendship
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 82
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 128
Publishers Weekly 03/20/2017
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 135
BookPage 06/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 05/19/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 97 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 189211
Reading Level: 4.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 8.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
An ALA Notable Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017

"Striking, enigmatic, and haunting all around." --Booklist (starred review)
"A suspenseful, realistic, finely crafted story exploring friendship, trust, and how we judge others." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Newbery Honor winner Janet Taylor Lisle's novel about a pivotal summer in two girls' lives explores the convictions we form, the judgments we make, and the values we hold.

The pond is called Quicksand Pond.

It's a shadowy, hidden place, full of chirping, shrieking, croaking life. It's where, legend has it, people disappear. It's where scrappy Terri Carr lives with her no-good family. And it's where twelve-year-old Jessie Kettel is reluctantly spending her summer vacation.

Jessie meets Terri on a raft out in the water, and the two become fast friends. On Quicksand Pond, Jessie and Terri can be lost to the outside world--lost until they want to be found. But a tragedy that occurred many decades ago has had lingering effects on this sleepy town, and especially on Terri Carr. And the more Jessie learns, the more she begins to question her new friendship--and herself.


Contributor Bio(s): Lisle, Janet Taylor: - Janet Taylor Lisle's books for young readers have received the Newbery Honor Award (Afternoon of the Elves), the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction (The Art of Keeping Cool), Holland's Zilveren Griffel, and Italy's Premio Andersen Award, among other honors. A graduate of Smith College and former journalist, Janet lives in Rhode Island and often draws on Rhode Island history in her work. Visit her online at JanetTaylorLisle.com.
 
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