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Leepike Ridge
Contributor(s): Wilson, N. D. (Author)

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ISBN: 0375838740     ISBN-13: 9780375838743
Publisher: Yearling Books
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2008
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Annotation: ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD THOMAS HAMMOND has always lived next to Leepike Ridge. He never imagined he might end up lost beneath it! What Tom finds underground will answer questions he hadn't known to ask and change his life forever.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - Survival Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Boys & Men
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2006013352
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 780(Not Available)
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.28" W x 7.41" L (0.39 lbs) 256 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Sasquatch Award, Nominee, Children/Young Adult, 2011
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 115148
Reading Level: 4.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 7.0
 
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Publisher Description:

Before he wrote the bestselling 100 Cupboards trilogy and Ashtown Burials series, N. D. Wilson delighted readers with his first unforgettable action-adventure story of survival. . . .

Thomas Hammond has always lived next to Leepike Ridge, but he never imagined he might end up lost beneath it The night Tom's schoolteacher comes to dinner and asks Tom's mother to marry him, Tom slips out of the house and escapes down a nearby stream on a floating slab of packing foam. The night and stars lull Tom to sleep, and when he wakes, he has ridden his foam raft all the way to the ridge, where the stream dives underground. Flung over rapids and tossed through chasms, Tom finally hits shore, sore but alive. What Tom finds under Leepike Ridge--a dog, a flashlight, a castaway, a tomb, and buried treasure--will answer questions he hadn't known to ask, and change his life forever. Now, if only he can find his way home again. . . .

In the grand tradition of Robinson Crusoe, Hatchet, and Tom Sawyer, N. D. Wilson's first book for young readers is a remarkable adventure, a journey through the dark and back into the light.

A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
"This is a ripping good adventure yarn. . . . Here's the perfect remedy for any summer that's been disappointingly short on thrills."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred

"Wilson's debut is a literate, sometimes humorous page-turner in the classic tradition. Well-read adventure lovers are in for a treat looking for echoes of The Odyssey and Tom Sawyer."--Kirkus Reviews

"Tom's adventures have several literary ancestors, including Tom and Huck in the cave, and the inventive Swiss Family Robinson, but this is solidly set in the present, standing on its own with well-crafted suspense and fascinating survival detail. . . . M]iddle-grade readers will also relish the physicality of the journey: underwater swims, tight passages, and rock climbing. . . . An] appealing and easy-to-booktalk package."--Booklist

"Wilson sets the scene vividly, from Tom's home to the labyrinth of tunnels and caverns under the mountain, and the central characters' emotional lives develop both naturally and affectingly. Readers] will appreciate both the fast-paced adventure and Tom's determination to make the impossible journey back home."--The Horn Book Magazine

"Wilson's rich imagination and his quirky characters are a true delight."--School Library Journal

 
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