Publisher: Saddleback Publishing

Copyright Date: 2013

Edition Date: 2013 Release Date: 04/23/13

Pages: 194 pages

ISBN: 1-622-50043-1

ISBN 13: 978-1-622-50043-7

Dewey: Fic

Dimensions: 18 cm.

Subject Heading:
Abused women. Fiction.
Abused children. Fiction.
Family violence. Fiction.
Families. Fiction.
Voluntarism. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 30,543

Reading Level: 4.3

Interest Level: 7-12

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.3 / points: 4.0 / quiz: 159188 / grade: Upper Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:4.5 / points:10.0 / quiz:Q73583

Lexile: HL630L

Themes: High School, Neighborhoods, Family, Loyalty, Friendship, Urban Teen Fiction, Family Dynamics, Unrequited Love, Mean Girls, Mystery, Kidnapping, Abuse, Fiction, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies, and self-esteem to name a few. More than entertainment, these books can be a powerful learning and coping tool when a struggling reader connects with credible characters and a compelling storyline. The highly readable style and mature topics will appeal to young adult readers of both sexes and encourage them to finish each eBook. Harriet Tubman HS Series - Jaris and Marko were in a position where they could see through the doorway. The slider was open to let in cool, fresh air. Sereeta was sitting in a chair from the kitchen table. Her hands were bound. An older woman sat in another chair, her hands bound too. The woman looked disheveled. Her face was bruised and swollen. Two little girls huddled in one corner of the room, clutching stuffed animals and whimpering. Their eyes were wide with terror.