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The Dark Is Rising

The Dark Is Rising

(The Dark Is Rising Sequence, Book #2)

By Susan Cooper

Interest Level

Grades 5 - 9

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 7.1

Lexile Measure®: 920L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: X

Type of Book: Chapter Book

Genre

  • Adventure
  • Dictionaries
  • Series
  • Fantasy

Theme/Subject

  • Courage, Bravery, Heroism
  • Honor

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About This Book

On the Midwinter Day that is his eleventh birthday, Will Stanton discovers a special gift — that he is destined to seek the six magical Signs of Light. He is the last of the Old Ones, immortals dedicated to keeping the world from domination by the forces of evil, the Dark.

And for the twelve days of Christmas, while the Dark is rising, life for Will is full of wonder, terror, and delight.

Newbery Medal Winner

About the Authors or Illustrators

Susan Cooper's biography
Susan Cooper
Cooper wrote her first book for young readers in response to a publishing house competition; Over Sea, Under Stone would later form the basis for her critically acclaimed five-book fantasy sequence, The Dark Is Rising. The fourth book in the series, The Grey King, won the Newbery Medal in 1976.
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