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Spirit and Dust


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 400

Published: 2015

Great for age 12-18 years

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Speaking to the dead is nothing for Daisy Goodnight. The living, on the other hand, can occasionally be a problem. Especially when they knock you out and kidnap you.Willing or not, Daisy finds herself on a high-speed mission to track down a mob boss's precious daughter, but she's running out of time.The dead are coming to take over.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 400 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 2015 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .

Rosemary Clement-Moore lives and writes in Arlington, Texas. THE SPLENDOR FALLS is the fourth book she has had published in the US for young readers.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

"I am such a fan of Rosemary Clement-Moore! Spirit and Dust (like Texas Gothic and The Splendor Falls) is a perfect mix of paranormal mystery and romance." * The School Library Journal *

 

"You can't really beat a story that has hijinks, romance, and a culminating scene in which the heroine defeats the bad guys by animating the bones of Sue the T-rex, can you?" * The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starred review *