Pub Date: November 20, 2008
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0820
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.62" H x 8.00" L x 5.00" W ( 0.50 lbs) 240 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction | Space Exploration | Social Themes | Strangers
Description: It was her tenth birthday on Isis. By Earth years, she would be sixteen. But Olwen Pendennis had never been to Earth. She had been born on Isis. And since her parents' death, she had lived there alone, manning the Isis Light -- a "lighthouse" in space designed to aid ships, and to bring settlers from Earth. And now, on the day of her tenth year, the settlers are coming at last. Olwen is ready to welcome them, but are they ready for her? She was once human, like them. But the harsh climate of the alien planet has changed her, transformed her into something else -- something the settlers could never be prepared for...
Brief description: Monica Hughes OC was an author of books for children and young adults, especially science fiction. She also wrote adventure and historical novels set in Canada, and the text for some children's picture books.