The Eighth Day
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2014

The Eighth Day

By Dianne K. Salerni, David McClellan (Illustrator)

Book #1 in the Eighth Day series

A secret eighth day holds the key to saving or destroying the world. Can Jax make the right choice?

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Thirteen-year-old Jax Aubrey stumbles upon a hidden eighth day, wedged between Wednesday and Thursday, where magic and danger lurk. As a Transitioner, he can live in all eight days, unlike Evangeline, a girl who exists only on this mysterious day. Descended from Merlin, Evangeline is hunted by those who wish to harness her power to obliterate the seven-day world. Jax must decide between protecting her and saving humanity. With time slipping away, can he navigate this perilous new reality and avert disaster?

From the publisher

Fans of Percy Jackson will devour this first book in Dianne K. Salerni’s time-bending series that combines exciting magic and pulse-pounding suspense. In this riveting fantasy adventure, thirteen-year-old Jax Aubrey discovers a secret eighth day with roots tracing back to Arthurian legend. When Jax wakes up to a world without any people in it, he assumes it’s the zombie apocalypse. But when he runs into his eighteen-year-old guardian, Riley Pendare, he learns that he’s really in the eighth day–an extra day sandwiched between Wednesday and Thursday. Some people–like Jax and Riley–are Transitioners, able to live in all eight days, while others, including Evangeline, the elusive teenage girl who’s been hiding in the house next door, exist only on this special day. And there’s a reason Evangeline’s hiding. She is a descendant of the powerful wizard Merlin, and there is a group of people who wish to use her in order to destroy the normal seven-day world and all who live in it. Torn between protecting his new friend and saving the entire human race from complete destruction, Jax is faced with an impossible choice. Even with an eighth day, time is running out. Stay tuned for The Inquisitor’s Mark, the spellbinding second novel in the Eighth Day series!

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Format
Paperback
Pages
336
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
730L
Themes & topics
Books about magicBooks about timeBooks about orphansBooks about space and timeBooks about King Arthur
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.2
F&P level
~Q
AR points
10
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
166290
Publication
Published
January 6, 2015
First published
April 22, 2014
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062272164

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