First Light

First Light
by Rebecca Stead

FIRST LIGHT by

Category:

Contemporary

Age Recommendation:

Grades 9+

Release Date:

0/14/08

Publisher:

earling

Reviewed by:

Rating:

4 Stars

Peter Solemn will be leaving his life behind as he accompanies his family to Greenland. His father is a glaciologist

and is going to research the ice caps and the effects of global warming.

Thea already lives in Greenland

although

not freely. The people in the society she lives with, Gracehope, all fled

Europe because of persecution, hiding underneath the ice, unable to go above to see what this new world has to

offer.

Curious as she is, Thea has always wondered what it's like above all of the ice. Even though her grandma, who just

so happens to be the leader of the society, does not allow it, Thea is going to do all she can to see what exactly is

happening on top of her world.

With the help of a map, Peter and Thea discover one another. Two people from two completely different worlds…

and yet somehow both are connected to each other.

Without wanting to give away too much, Peter and Thea’s world collide, sometimes for the best, most of the times

for the worse.

Odd and captivating, FIRST LIGHT is one of those books that you just have to read in order to understand the

brilliance and imagination. Another plus is the mentioning of global warming, which some may believe in while others

do not. However, regardless of beliefs, FIRST LIGHT is one novel you want to experience.