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By Emily Diamand
9780545142977
Awards and Honors 2011 ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults; Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2009Raiders’ Ransom

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AR Level
4.5
AR Points
11.0
AR Ready
No
Canadian Rights
Yes
Dewey
F
Title alpha
Raiders’ Ransom
Level
Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
Pages Count
384
Summary
In twenty-third-century Great Britain, where climate change has caused vast flooding, piratical raiders kidnap the prime minister’s daughter, and thirteen-year-old Lilly Melkun, an English fisher-girl, takes her seacat on a daring rescue attempt, with a mysterious talking jewel from a past computer age tucked in her belt as ransom.
Topics
Adventure and adventurers. Kidnapping. Pirates. Cats. Computers. Environmental degradation. Great Britain.
SRC Level
4.400000
SRC Points
16.000000
Lexile
720L
Trim Size
5 1/2" x 8 1/4"
JLG Span
Fall
Language
English
Publication date
2009-11-30
JLG Release Date
Feb 2010
Minimum grade
5
Maximum grade
8
Reading level
Middle
Format
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Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus (Grades 5-8)
Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
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