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A young member of an underwater colony tries to overcome her fear of sharks and other creatures that threaten her everyday life.Tags
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A short simple science fiction story aimed at middle-school readers.
A young girl must overcome her fears of sharks and other predators to become accepted as an adult in her undersea world. Because she lied to get out of a trip "outside" the compound, she is left in charge of the children and must face a monstrous threat all by herself.
Bunting's writing is always clever and interesting, even in this short format. Excellent introduction to science fiction for young readers.
A young girl must overcome her fears of sharks and other predators to become accepted as an adult in her undersea world. Because she lied to get out of a trip "outside" the compound, she is left in charge of the children and must face a monstrous threat all by herself.
Bunting's writing is always clever and interesting, even in this short format. Excellent introduction to science fiction for young readers.
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Eve Bunting was born in 1928 in Maghera, Ireland, as Anne Evelyn Bunting. She graduated from Northern Ireland's Methodist College in Belfast in 1945 and then studied at Belfast's Queen's College. She emigrated with her family in 1958 to California, and became a naturalized citizen in 1969. That same year, she began her writing career, and in 1972, show more her first book, "The Two Giants" was published. In 1976, "One More Flight" won the Golden Kite Medal, and in 1978, "Ghost of Summer" won the Southern California's Council on Literature for Children and Young People's Award for fiction. "Smokey Night" won the American Library Association's Randolph Caldecott Medal in 1995 and "Winter's Coming" was voted one of the 10 Best Books of 1977 by the New York Times. Bunting is involved in many writer's organizations such as P.E.N., The Authors Guild, the California Writer's Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers. She has published stories in both Cricket, and Jack and Jill Magazines, and has written over 150 books in various genres such as children's books, contemporary, historic and realistic fiction, poetry, nonfiction and humor. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Undersea People
- Original publication date
- 1978
- First words
- Merida saw the shark swimming toward her inside the cage.
- Quotations
- Long ago, in the last days of Earth, humans faced the fact that men could no longer live on land. Perhaps they could learn to live in the oceans.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"I think I'm still a little bit sick," she said. "But I'm getting better."
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