A wish in the dark /Christina Soontornvat.
Soontornvat, Christina,
A wish in the dark /Christina Soontornvat. - First edition. - Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, (c)2020. - 375 pages ; 21 cm
A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice. All light in Chattana is created by one man ; This Thai-inspired twist on Hugo's Les Miserables follows Pong, who escapes prison hoping to find a fairer world, and Nok, who pursues him through a world that makes her question every truth she holds dear.
Newbery Honor, 2021 Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, 2021
9781536204940
2020901923
Prisoners--Juvenile fiction.
Ex-convicts--Fiction.
Grade three. Grade four. Grade five. Grade six. Grade seven.
Children's stories.
PZ7 / .W574 2020 PZ7
A wish in the dark /Christina Soontornvat. - First edition. - Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, (c)2020. - 375 pages ; 21 cm
A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice. All light in Chattana is created by one man ; This Thai-inspired twist on Hugo's Les Miserables follows Pong, who escapes prison hoping to find a fairer world, and Nok, who pursues him through a world that makes her question every truth she holds dear.
Newbery Honor, 2021 Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, 2021
9781536204940
2020901923
Prisoners--Juvenile fiction.
Ex-convicts--Fiction.
Grade three. Grade four. Grade five. Grade six. Grade seven.
Children's stories.
PZ7 / .W574 2020 PZ7