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Dark Water

by Laura McNeal
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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.
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Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Awards:

Kindle Book

  • Release date: September 14, 2010

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9780375897207
  • Release date: September 14, 2010

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780375897207
  • File size: 2406 KB
  • Release date: September 14, 2010
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook

subjects

Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.7
Lexile® Measure:970
Interest Level:6-12(MG+)
Text Difficulty:4-7

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.
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Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature
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