Keeper of the Isis Light Contributor(s): Hughes, Monica (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416989633 ISBN-13: 9781416989639 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2008 Annotation: It was her tenth birthday on Isis. By Earth years, she would be sixteen. But Olwen Pendennis had never been to Earth. She had been born on Isis. And since her parents' death, she had lived there alone, manning the Isis Light -- a "lighthouse" in space designed to aid ships, and to bring settlers from Earth. And now, on the day of her tenth year, the settlers are coming at last. Olwen is ready to welcome them, but are they ready for her? She was once human, like them. But the harsh climate of the alien planet has changed her, transformed her into something else -- something the settlers could never be prepared for... |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Space Exploration - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Strangers |
Dewey: FIC |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 820 |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5" W x 8" L (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 36506 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 8.0 |
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