Stoneheart
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Chapter Book · Ages 10–14 · 2007 · Est. 10.5 hour read

Stoneheart

By Charlie Fletcher

Book #1 in the The Stoneheart Trilogy series

A boy's rebellion awakens ancient powers, unleashing a hidden world of living statues in London.

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500 pages· 93,624 words· Est. 10.5 hour read
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In London, twelve-year-old George Chapman accidentally awakens an ancient power, bringing statues to life. Chased by a stone Pterodactyl, only Edie sees his plight. As the city's statues awaken, George must navigate a world where the living and the lifeless clash. Can he find hope amidst chaos and uncover the secrets of this strange realm?

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A city has many lives and layers. London has more than most. Not all the layers are underground, and not all the lives belong to the living. Twelve-year-old George Chapman is about to find this out the hard way. When, in a tiny act of rebellion, George breaks the head from a stone dragon outside the Natural History Museum, he awakes an ancient power. This power has been dormant for centuries but the results are instant and terrifying: A stone Pterodactyl unpeels from the wall and starts chasing George. He runs for his life but it seems that no one can see what he’s running from. No one, except Edie, who is also trapped in this strange world. And this is just the beginning as the statues of London awake This is a story of statues coming to life; of a struggle between those with souls and those without; of how one boy who has been emotionally abandoned manages to find hope.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
500
Words
93,624
Reading age
10–14
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
860L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.3
F&P level
~T
AR points
14
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
114786
Publication
Published
May 1, 2007
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781423101758

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