Dark Water
A National Book Award Finalist
A "Kirkus Reviews "Best Books for Teens
Fifteen-year-old Pearl DeWitt lives in Fallbrook, California, where it's sunny 340 days of the year, and where her uncle owns a grove of 900 avocado trees. Uncle Hoyt hires migrant workers regularly, but Pearl doesn't pay much attention to them...until Amiel. From the moment she sees him, Pearl is drawn to this boy who keeps to himself, fears being caught by "la migra," and is mysteriously unable to talk.
Then the wildfires strike.
Target age group 13-14
A "Kirkus Reviews "Best Books for Teens
Fifteen-year-old Pearl DeWitt lives in Fallbrook, California, where it's sunny 340 days of the year, and where her uncle owns a grove of 900 avocado trees. Uncle Hoyt hires migrant workers regularly, but Pearl doesn't pay much attention to them...until Amiel. From the moment she sees him, Pearl is drawn to this boy who keeps to himself, fears being caught by "la migra," and is mysteriously unable to talk.
Then the wildfires strike.
Target age group 13-14
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CategoryJuvenile Fiction
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Age Group13 to 14 yrs
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Grade Level6-8
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingLibrary Binding
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Theme 1Stories & Classics
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeHomelessness & Poverty
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AwardsNational Book Award
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AuthorMcNeal, Laura
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Lexile Level970
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AR Level5.7
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DeweyFiction
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PublisherRandom House, Inc.
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Publication Date9/14/2010
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Pages287
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Dimensions1.03 H x 8.08 L x 5.78 W
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Case Qty12