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Leepike Ridge

by Nd Wilson

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Eleven-year-old Thomas Hammond is in for the ride of his life when he's swept downstream and underground aboard a crumbling raft of Styrofoam. Washing up on a dark subterranean "beach," his only companions are an impulsive dog named Argus and a corpse, from which he takes a flashlight and an all-too-limited supply of batteries. What Tom finds under Leepike Ridge—a castaway, four graves, a tomb, and buried treasure—will answer questions he hadn't known to ask and change his life forever. Now, if he can only find his way home again. . . .

An original mix of Robinson Crusoe, King Solomon's Mines, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Odyssey, N. D. Wilson's first book for young readers is a remarkable adventure, a journey though the dark of the grave and back out into the light.

From the Hardcover edition.

Review:

“[Children] will appreciate both the fast-paced adventure and Tom’s determination to make the impossible journey back home.”

The Horn Book Magazine

Review:

“Wilson’s rich imagination and his quirky characters are a true delight.”

School Library Journal

Synopsis:

ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD THOMAS HAMMOND has always lived next to Leepike Ridge. He never imagined he might end up lost beneath it! What Tom finds underground will answer questions he hadn’t known to ask and change his life forever.

About the Author

N. D. Wilson is a Fellow of Literature at New Saint Andrews College, where he teaches classical rhetoric to freshmen. He married a girl stolen from the ocean, and the two of them now live in Idaho with their four children. He lives in Moscow, Idaho. You can visit him at www.ndwilson.com.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780375838743
Author:
Wilson, Nd
Publisher:
Yearling Books
Author:
Wilson, Nathan D.
Author:
Wilson, N. D.
Subject:
Adventure and adventurers
Subject:
Mothers and sons
Subject:
Action & Adventure - Survival Stories
Publication Date:
July 2008
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
7.66x5.30x.66 in. .43 lbs.
Age Level:
08-12

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