Darkwing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780060850548)

As the sun sets on the time of the dinosaurs, a new world is left in its wake. . . .

Dusk

He alone can fly and see in the dark, in a colony where being different means being shunned--or worse. As the leader's son, he is protected, but does his future lie among his kin?

Carnassial

He has the true instincts of a predator, and he is determined that his kind will not only survive but will dominate the world of beasts.

From the author of the internationally acclaimed Silverwing trilogy comes an extraordinary adventure set 65 million years ago. Kenneth Oppel, winner of a Michael L. Printz Honor for Airborn, has crafted a breathtaking animal tale that reaches out to the human in all of us.

Author: Kenneth Oppel
ISBN-10: 006085054X
ISBN-13: 9780060850548
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 08/21/2007
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.40w x 1.33d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 14
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 116705 / Darkwing

Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kliatt 07/01/2007 pg. 20
Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2007 pg. 800
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2007 pg. 584
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 205
Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 115
Quill & Quire Books of the Yr 12/01/2007 pg. 13 - Top 15 Book Of The Year
Voice of Youth Advocates 12/01/2007 pg. 451 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2007 pg. 17
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2008 - Superior,Well Above Average