Leviathan

The first novel in a masterful trilogy about World War I with a steampunk twist by #1 New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld.

It is the cusp of World War I. The Austro-Hungarians and Germans have their Clankers, steam-driven iron machines loaded with guns and ammunition. The British Darwinists employ genetically fabricated animals as their weaponry. Their Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.

Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides of the war. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure...one that will change both their lives forever.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/06/2009
ISBN: 9781416971733
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.61lbs
Size: 9.18h x 6.32w x 1.35d
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Locus Awards - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Isinglass Teen Read Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Runner-Up
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Teen Award - Nominee
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Booklist 08/01/2009 pg. 58
Publishers Weekly 08/24/2009 pg. 62
Romantic Times 10/01/2009 pg. 76 - Excellent
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2009
School Library Journal 09/01/2009 pg. 176
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2009 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2009 pg. 689
New York Times Book Review 11/08/2009 pg. 21
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2009 - Book Of Special Distinction
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 37
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 16
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 132849 / Leviathan
Reading Level: 5.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus / Point Value: 12