Bibliograph

Lifeling, Kirsty Applebaum

Type

Label

Lifeling, Kirsty Applebaum

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

Ages 8-12, Henry Holt and CompanyGrades 4-6, Henry Holt and Company

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Lifeling

Responsibility statement

Kirsty Applebaum

Summary

Twelve-year-old Lonny Quicke and his younger brother finally leave their hidden forest home and venture into the nearby town of Farstoke, where Lonny discovers that, at first glance, the people of Farstoke are not cruel and selfish, but as he debates revealing his secret ability, he wonders whether his new friends are really as kind as they seemLonny is a lifeling. He has the power to heal any living creature and bring it back from the dead. But he pays a price for this gift - by lengthening the creature's life, he shortens his own. So Lonny has to be careful, has to stay hidden in the forest. Because if people knew what he could do, Lonny would be left with no life at all..

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification