Reckoning
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022

Reckoning

Written by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski

Part of the Whispering Pines series

Monstrous creatures threaten Whispering Pines. Can Rae and Caden save their town?

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Rae and Caden must brave the terrifying Other Place to rescue their friends and save Whispering Pines. As Rae uncovers a link between her missing father and a sinister energy company, Caden faces the truth of his family's dark legacy. With monstrous creatures already invading their town, they must act fast. Will they harness their powers in time, or will the horrors of the Other Place consume everything?

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In this thrilling addition to the Whispering Pines middle grade series that’s Stranger Things meets The X-Files, Rae and Caden venture into the monstrous Other Place to rescue their captured friends and save their town. Eyeless horrors. Giant, flesh-eating bugs. Despite everything Whispering Pines has thrown at her, Rae has never given up searching for her missing father. But when she discovers a surprising connection between his disappearance and Green On!, the shady alternative energy company that runs her town, she’ll be forced to confront a monster more dangerous than anything she’s ever faced before. Meanwhile, now that Caden’s vindictive older brother is gone, it’s up to him to uphold the family business and ensure that the evil in the Other Place never breaks free. But when a mangled body is discovered in his backyard, he realizes that he can’t protect Whispering Pines from the monstrous creatures of the Other Place–because they’re already here. The only way for both Caden and Rae to save the people of Whispering Pines is to embark on a mission deep into the heart of the Other Place. There, Caden will have to come to terms with the truth of his family’s legacy and learn how to harness his full power. If he fails, all the horrors of the Other Place will descend on Whispering Pines, and that’s a threat that the town–and the world–cannot survive.

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
288
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
760L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.9
F&P level
~R
Publication
Published
September 6, 2022
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781665908085

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