Daybreak On Raven Island (libro En Inglés)

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Nombre: Daybreak on Raven Island (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Viking Books for Young Readers

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From the critically acclaimed author of Midnight at the Barclay Hotel comes a thrilling new middle grade mystery novel inspired by Alcatraz Prison.

Tori, Marvin, and Noah would rather be anywhere else than on the seventh grade class field trip to Raven Island prison. Tori would rather be on the soccer field, but her bad grades have benched her until further notice; Marvin would rather be at the first day of a film festival with his best friend, Kevin; and Noah isn't looking forward to having to make small talk with his classmates at this new school.

But when the three of them stumble upon a dead body in the woods, miss the last ferry back home, and then have to spend the night on Raven Island, they find that they need each other now more than ever. They must work together to uncover a killer, outrun a motley ghost-hunting crew, and expose the age-old secrets of the island all before daybreak.

Review

"Horror devices and skillful pacing are used to great effect. An enjoyable paranormal mystery embued with social commentary." - Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Fleur Bradley is an active member of SCBWI and MWA, where she has judged for the Edgars. She regularly does school and Skype visits, as well as librarian and educator conference talks on reaching reluctant readers. Originally from the Netherlands, she now lives in Colorado, not too far from the historic (and haunted) Stanley Hotel, which partly inspired this manuscript.

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Raven Island was a forgotten place. Sure, you could see the massive rock from the Pacific coast. On a clearer day, you may get a glimpse of the prison, or the empty dock that used to welcome boats and ferries. You could even see the lighthouse, once proud and bright but now extinguished. Forgotten.
The ravens were perfectly fine with this situation. It was nice and quiet without humans. People could be noisy, and theyd just shoo the ravens away or give them a slightly terrified look. Ravens were dark and scary to people. Here on the island, they got to live in uninterrupted peace.
Without the humans around, it was easy to forget that Raven Island was once the site of a supermax prison, the kind of place you sent the toughest, most dangerous criminals. Like Big Mickey, that notorious mobster no prison seemed to be able to tamehe was sent to Raven Island back in the 1930s for multiple murders and racketeering. He got sick and died there. And there were dozens of stories just like his. Raven Island Prison was not a happy place.
One Friday morning, the oldest raven sat perched on the bell tower of the prisonher favorite spot. And shed earned that prime location fair and square: she was the leader. The owner (more on her later) of Raven Island called her Poeafter the author Edgar Allan Poeeven though ravens didnt normally take on names. Poe was female, which the owner didnt know.
But Poe was proud of her name. She was the leader, so she was special.
The wind was steady and soft on the island. It was deceptive: the weather felt nice, and the sun was even peeking through the clouds to warm the land, the prison, and the bell tower where the raven was perched.
But you could feel it coming if you stood on Raven Island. You didnt have to be a smart raven to sense it was on its way.
Trouble. Change, too, though that felt different, a little more hopeful, if you were so inclined.
Poe felt her talons stiffen as the temperature shifted. And she didnt like change, not particularly. She preferred quiet, for herself and for the other ravens that called the island home.
Only now there were visitors coming.
It was bad enough that the owner, Ms. Chavez, was already here, along with that other human. Never mind the ghosts of Raven Islandthey were stirring in their graves. Not that they liked to stay buried. Especially not at night.
But the ravens didnt mind the dead. It was the living they had to watch out for.
It was why Poe sat on t

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-Idioma: Inglés
-Envío: Desde EE. UU.
-Libro Impreso y Nuevo

MÁS DETALLES:

Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9780593404638
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defecto de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 0593404637
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Viking Books for Young Readers
Titulo del libro: Daybreak on Raven Island (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Bradley, Fleur
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 256
ISBN-13: 9780593404638
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Genero musical: Literatura Universal
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9780593404638