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The dark is rising Cover Image Book

The dark is rising / Susan Cooper.

Cooper, Susan, 1935- (Author).

Summary:

On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0689303173
  • ISBN: 9780689303173
  • ISBN: 0689851952
  • ISBN: 0689710879
  • ISBN: 9781416949657
  • Physical Description: 230 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: Rev. format ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Margaret K. McElderry, 2002.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Finding: Midwinter's eve -- Midwinter day -- Sign-seeker -- Walker on the old way -- Learning: Christmas eve -- Book of Gramarye -- Betrayal -- Christmas day -- Testing: Coming of the cold -- Hawk in the dark -- King of fire and water -- Hunt rides -- Joining of the signs.
Target Audience Note:
920L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.2 13 109.
Awards Note:
Newbery Honor Book, 1974.

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Genre: Fiction.

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