Waking Dark
No. of pages 464
The town of Oleander is postcard perfect.
Until one day.
The day the Devil came to Oleander.
Whatever they called it, through the months to come - through the funerals and the dinners and the sidelong glances between formerly trusting neighbours - it was all anyone could talk about. It seemed safe to assume it was all anyone would ever talk about, just as it was assumed that Oleander had been changed for ever, and that, once buried, the bodies would stay in the ground.
But then the storms came . . .
This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.
There are 464 pages in this book. This book was published 2013 by Little, Brown Book Group .
Robin Wasserman is the author of Girls on Fire, as well as several bestselling novels for children and young adults. She lives in Los Angeles, California. Visit her at RobinWasserman. com or follow her on Twitter at @RobinWasserman.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Sequoyah Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sequoyah Book Award.
Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.
Cybils Award
This book was recognised in the Speculative Fiction category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.