The day is dark
Lancett, Peter200710UU
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Features the character Dark Man, who is recruited to play a part in a secret, cataclysmic struggle between good and evil. Opposed to him, is a sinister and corrupt organisation, The Shadow Masters.Here, Dark Man must help a girl he has met before. She is held by the Shadow Masters, in a place where day has become night. This title is one of a series of reading books for children and young adults aged 11 and over who are struggling with reading. "Dark Man" is a fiction series for older children and young adults who have a reading age of approximately 7 to 8. Each book features the character Dark Man, a shadowy, brooding loner who shuns society, living in the shadows. Recruited to play a part in a secret, cataclysmic struggle between good and evil, his continued mission is to seek out an artefact, a Golden Cup, which can channel limitless power and energy. Opposed to him, and also seeking to find this cup of power, is a sinister and corrupt organisation, The Shadow Masters.The book has a strong plot to engage the reader, however reluctant, and features dark evocative illustrations. The simple, carefully written text (around 1,000 words) focuses on the most common words, providing access for even the poorest readers. In "The Day is Dark", the Dark Man must help a girl he has met before. She is held by the Shadow Masters, in a place where day has become night. When he finds her, the Dark Man discovers that the darkness is alive!.
Main title:
The day is dark / Peter Lancett.
Author:
Lancett, Peter, author
Imprint:
Watlington : Ransom Publishing, 2007.
Collation:
36 pages. : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 x 13x 1 cm.
Series title:
Dark man ; Set 3
Notes:
Paperback.
Audience:
Primary & Secondary Education
Biography/History:
Peter Lancett is a recognised author for adults and older children. Following a long spell living in New Zealand, Peter returned to England to pursue his successful writing career.
ISBN:
9781841676067 (pbk)1841676063 (pbk)
Dewey class:
TF
Local class:
T-EF
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1633739