The inhabitants of Halcyon island are ruled by laws of the Deliverer and follow the same customs and traditions that have prevailed for hundreds of years. The laws state no incomers, but when Thomas and Molly find a shipwrecked canoe with a boy and girl, barely alive, they are determined not to reject them outright. New blood on the island is bound to cause a disturbance, but the effects the newcomers have on the close knit community are beyond anyone's predictions.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Definitions Series .

There are 208 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 2001 by Vintage Publishing .

Shades titles are written by a variety of well known authors many of whom specialise in books for reluctant readers. Includes well known authors such as Gillian Phillip, Malcom Rose, David and Helen Orme, John Townsend and Mary Chapman.