Ashfall

$14.36

Hardcover
Author: Mike Mullin
Publisher: Tanglewood Pr
Publish Date: September 2011
Series: Ashfall
Language: English
Reading Level: 5
EAN: 9781933718552

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Overview

Many visitors to Yellowstone National Park don’t realize that the boiling hot springs and spraying geysers are caused by an underlying supervolcano, so large that the caldera can only be seen by plane or satellite. And by some scientific measurements, it could be overdue for an eruption. For Alex, being left alone for the weekend means having the freedom to play computer games and hang out with his friends without hassle from his mother. Then the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts, plunging his hometown into a nightmare of darkness, ash, and violence. Alex begins a harrowing trek to seach for his family and finds help in Darla, a travel partner he meets along the way. Together they must find the strength and skills to survive and outlast an epic disaster.

Details

Pages: 476
Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 1.3 in
Lexile Score: 750
Interest Level: Upper Grade (UG)
Point Value: 15
ISBN: 1933718552

Awards

2014 Charlotte Award - Nominee (High School/Grades 9-12)
2014 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee (Young Adult)
2014 Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee (High School)
2014 Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee (High School)
2013 Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Honor Book (Grades 9-12)
2013 Gateway Readers Award - Third Place (High School)
2013 Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Nominee (Young Adult)
2012 Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner (High School)