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Siberia


New Longman Literature 11-14

School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 9

No. of pages 240

Published: 2010

Great for age 12-18 years

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SIBERIA is a state of mind.When Sloe was tiny, her Papa disappeared and she and her mama went to live in a prison camp in the snowy North, in a time and place when there are no more wild animals. Mama s crime; teaching science, and her dedication to the hope that the lost animal species can be reborn. To Sloe, Mama s secret work is magic, as enchanting as Mama s tales of a bright city across the ice where the sun always shines and one day they will be free. Years later Sloe is sent to prison school and Mama disappears. But her Mama has bequeathed Sloe six tiny animals - like creatures from a fairy tale. These tiny, magical creatures hold the secret to life itself. At 13, and with only the Lindquists for company, Sloe sets off on an epic 1000 mile journey embracing breathtaking adventure, danger and hardships in her quest to be reunited with her mother.In a moving and totally absorbing novel, Sloe evolves into a heroine equal to anything amidst this dazzling combination of science, adventure, fantasy and fairy tale.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 11-14 .

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 240 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Ann Halam is the internationally-acclaimed author of ghost and horror stories for children and science fiction (as Gwyneth Jones) for adults. She has been shortlisted for many awards including the WH Smith Mind Boggling Books Award and has twice won the World Fantasy Award. She lives in Brighton.

 

This book is in the following series:

New Longman Literature 11-14

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Booktrust Book Awards - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category of the Booktrust Book Awards . The Book Trust Book Awards aim to unearth the very best childrens books the UK has to offer, and to honour authors and illustrators who continue Britains proud heritage of storytelling. Heritage catgeoires include: Blue Peter Book Awards, Booktrust Best New Illustrators Award, Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Booktrust Best Book Awards (with Amazon Kindle). Current categories include: Storytime Prize, Lifetime Achievement Aawrd, Children's Laureate.