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First Light
Published 28 March 2011
ISBN 9781921758256
Format Paperback
Extent 336pp
AU Price $16.95
NZ Price $21.00

First Light

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28 Mar 2011
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28 Mar 2011
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Peter is thrilled to be going to Greenland where his father studies climate change. But on the ice cap, Peter is troubled by a series of visions that both frighten and entice him. What is the strange red entwined circle he sees in the ice? Where is his dog trying to lead him?
Thea has never seen the sun. Her people, suspected of witchcraft and driven almost to extinction, have retreated to a secret world they've built deep within an arctic glacier. As Thea dreams of a way back to the surface, Peter's search for answers takes him to her hidden world.
And together they unravel a past that reveals a surprising connection.
Rebecca Stead's fascinating debut novel is a warm tale of mystery, science and the importance of striving for what you believe in.
 
Published 28 March 2011
ISBN 9781921758256
Format Paperback
Extent 336pp
AU Price $16.95
NZ Price $21.00

About the author

Rebecca Stead

Rebecca Stead is author of When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy, First Light, Goodbye Stranger, Bob, The List of Things that Will Not Change, and The Lost Library. Her books have been awarded the Newbery Medal, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Rebecca lives in New York.
portrait photo of Rebecca Stead

Also by Rebecca Stead

The Experiment
The Lost Library
The List of Things that Will Not Change
Bob
Goodbye Stranger
Liar & Spy
When You Reach Me
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Praise for First Light

PRAISE FOR FIRST LIGHT:

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'A thoroughly enjoyable arctic adventure.' Kirkus Reviews

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'It is a testament to the storytelling that the existence of this parallel world and the convergence of Peter and Thea's stories, told in separate chapters, are both credible and absorbing. Young readers will find this a journey worth taking.' Publishers Weekly

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PRAISE FOR WHEN YOU REACH ME:

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'In this taut novel, every word, every sentence, has meaning and substance…' New York Times Book Review

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'One of the best children's books I have ever read and books of this sort do not drop out of the sky every day. They don't even drop out of the sky every year.' School Library Journal

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