Island of Shadows
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2012 · Est. 9.5 hour read

Island of Shadows

By Erin Hunter

Part of the Seekers: Return to the Wild series

Bears face treacherous paths and mysterious strangers on their journey home. Can they trust their new companion?

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320 pages· 67,595 words· Est. 9.5 hour read
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Toklo, Kallik, and Lusa, three bears on a quest to return home, face a maze of icy tunnels and a mysterious cub. As they navigate this perilous landscape, Toklo struggles with loss and doubt. The cub, believed by Toklo to be a sign from their lost friend Ujurak, raises questions of trust and danger. Will this new companion lead them to safety or into greater peril? The bears must decide if they can rely on him as they seek a path back to their own kind.

From the publisher

The journey home begins. . . . Toklo, Kallik, and Lusa survived the perilous mission that brought them together, and now it’s time for them to find their way home. Kallik and Lusa are ready to be among their own kinds again, but Toklo, devastated by the loss of their companion Ujurak, feels hopeless and afraid of what’s to come.When the group reaches a shadowy island covered in mountains and ice, Kallik is sure they’re almost back to the Frozen Sea. But a terrifying accident leads them into a maze of abandoned tunnels, unlike anything they’ve ever seen before–making them question their path once again. The bears grow desperate for a sign to guide them, and when they meet a cub who has lost his whole family, Toklo believes the cub has been sent by Ujurak. But the others are unsure. Can they trust their new companion? Or could he be hiding something that will endanger them all?

At a glance
Format
Pages
320
Words
67,595
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
760L
Themes & topics
Books about bearsBooks about homesBooks about journeysBooks about friendship
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~R
AR points
10
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
150766
Publication
Published
January 8, 2013
First published
February 7, 2012
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780061996368

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