Quicksand Pond
Janet Taylor Lisle$14.44
$16.99
An ALA Notable Book
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017 "Striking, enigmatic, and haunting all around." --Booklist (starred review)
"A suspenseful, realistic, finely crafted story exploring friendship, trust, and how we judge others." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Newbery Honor winner Janet Taylor Lisle's novel about a pivotal summer in two girls' lives explores the convictions we form, the judgments we make, and the values we hold. The pond is called Quicksand Pond. It's a shadowy, hidden place, full of chirping, shrieking, croaking life. It's where, legend has it, people disappear. It's where scrappy Terri Carr lives with her no-good family. And it's where twelve-year-old Jessie Kettel is reluctantly spending her summer vacation. Jessie meets Terri on a raft out in the water, and the two become fast friends. On Quicksand Pond, Jessie and Terri can be lost to the outside world--lost until they want to be found. But a tragedy that occurred many decades ago has had lingering effects on this sleepy town, and especially on Terri Carr. And the more Jessie learns, the more she begins to question her new friendship--and herself.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/16/2017
ISBN: 9781481472227
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d
Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 82
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 128
Publishers Weekly 03/20/2017
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 135
BookPage 06/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 05/19/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 97 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189211 / Quicksand Pond
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017 "Striking, enigmatic, and haunting all around." --Booklist (starred review)
"A suspenseful, realistic, finely crafted story exploring friendship, trust, and how we judge others." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Newbery Honor winner Janet Taylor Lisle's novel about a pivotal summer in two girls' lives explores the convictions we form, the judgments we make, and the values we hold. The pond is called Quicksand Pond. It's a shadowy, hidden place, full of chirping, shrieking, croaking life. It's where, legend has it, people disappear. It's where scrappy Terri Carr lives with her no-good family. And it's where twelve-year-old Jessie Kettel is reluctantly spending her summer vacation. Jessie meets Terri on a raft out in the water, and the two become fast friends. On Quicksand Pond, Jessie and Terri can be lost to the outside world--lost until they want to be found. But a tragedy that occurred many decades ago has had lingering effects on this sleepy town, and especially on Terri Carr. And the more Jessie learns, the more she begins to question her new friendship--and herself.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/16/2017
ISBN: 9781481472227
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.90d
Review Citations: Booklist 02/15/2017 pg. 82
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2017
School Library Journal 03/01/2017 pg. 128
Publishers Weekly 03/20/2017
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2017 pg. 135
BookPage 06/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 05/19/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2017 pg. 97 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189211 / Quicksand Pond
Reading Level: 4.3 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 8