Saturnalia
School year: Year 5, Year 6, Year 7
Published: 2013
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In "Saturnalia" by Charlie Thurston, a family vacation on a remote island takes a dark turn when a mysterious event rattles the tranquil setting. As the characters navigate their relationships and confront past grievances, the island's beauty contrasts sharply with an underlying tension. With each gathering around the holiday festivities, secrets come to light, and long-buried emotions erupt, leading to revelations that threaten to unravel the familial bonds. The story explores themes of love, betrayal, and the complexities of human connections against a backdrop of haunting isolation and the pursuit of redemption. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is aimed at children at US 4th grade+.
This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.
This book 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 2013 by Blackstone Publishing .
Paul Fleischman is one of America's leading writers for young people and has won many awards, including a Newbery Medal (the US equivalent of the Carnegie Medal). He lives in the US.