{"product_id":"leepike-ridge-9780375838743","title":"Leepike Ridge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore he wrote the bestselling\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e100 Cupboards trilogy and Ashtown Burials series\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e N. D. Wilson delighted readers with his first unforgettable action-adventure story of survival. . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Hammond has always lived next to Leepike Ridge, but he never imagined he might end up lost beneath it  The night Tom's schoolteacher comes to dinner and asks Tom's mother to marry him, Tom slips out of the house and escapes down a nearby stream on a floating slab of packing foam. The night and stars lull Tom to sleep, and when he wakes, he has ridden his foam raft all the way to the ridge, where the stream dives underground. Flung over rapids and tossed through chasms, Tom finally hits shore, sore but alive. What Tom finds under Leepike Ridge--a dog, a flashlight, a castaway, a tomb, and buried treasure--will answer questions he hadn't known to ask, and change his life forever. Now, if only he can find his way home again. . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the grand tradition of \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHatchet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTom Sawyer\u003c\/i\u003e, N. D. Wilson's first book for young readers is a remarkable adventure, a journey through the dark and back into the light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a ripping good adventure yarn. . . . Here's the perfect remedy for any summer that's been disappointingly short on thrills.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, \u003c\/i\u003e Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wilson's debut is a literate, sometimes humorous page-turner in the classic tradition. Well-read adventure lovers are in for a treat looking for echoes of \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTom Sawyer.\u003c\/i\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Tom's adventures have several literary ancestors, including Tom and Huck in the cave, and the inventive \u003ci\u003eSwiss Family Robinson, \u003c\/i\u003e but this is solidly set in the present, standing on its own with well-crafted suspense and fascinating survival detail. . . .  M]iddle-grade readers will also relish the physicality of the journey: underwater swims, tight passages, and rock climbing. . . .  An] appealing and easy-to-booktalk package.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wilson sets the scene vividly, from Tom's home to the labyrinth of tunnels and caverns under the mountain, and the central characters' emotional lives develop both naturally and affectingly.  Readers] will appreciate both the fast-paced adventure and Tom's determination to make the impossible journey back home.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Wilson's rich imagination and his quirky characters are a true delight.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yearling Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375838743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.41h x 5.28w x 0.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sasquatch Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e115148 \/ Leepike Ridge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.8 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"N. D. Wilson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040173555893,"sku":"9780375838743","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a950186e-a30a-4708-8cb1-12020daaae9f.jpg?v=1689086210","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/leepike-ridge-9780375838743","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}