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  title info:
    non sort: A
    title: wish in the dark
  name:
    name part: Soontornvat, Christina
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  type of resource: text
  genre: Children's stories.
  genre: Juvenile works.
  genre: Fantasy fiction.
  genre: Fiction.
  genre: Young adult fiction.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: mau
    date issued: 2020
    edition: First edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: print
    extent: 375 pages ; 21 cm
  abstract: A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. A compelling fantasy looks at issues of privilege, protest, and justice. All light in Chattana is created by one man -- the Governor, who appeared after the Great Fire to bring peace and order to the city. For Pong, who was born in Namwon Prison, the magical lights represent freedom, and he dreams of the day he will be able to walk among them. But when Pong escapes from prison, he realizes that the world outside is no fairer than the one behind bars. The wealthy dine and dance under bright orb light, while the poor toil away in darkness. Worst of all, Pong's prison tattoo marks him as a fugitive who can never be truly free. Nok, the prison warden's perfect daughter, is bent on tracking Pong down and restoring her family's good name. But as Nok hunts Pong through the alleys and canals of Chattana, she uncovers secrets that make her question the truths she has always held dear. Set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world, Christina Soontornvat's twist on Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is a dazzling, fast-paced adventure that explores the difference between law and justice -- and asks whether one child can shine a light in the dark. - Publisher.
  abstract: This Thai-inspired twist on Hugo's Les Misérables follows Pong, who escapes prison hoping to find a fairer world, and Nok, who pursues him through a world that makes her question every truth she holds dear.
  target audience: Ages 8-12 Candlewick Press.
  target audience: juvenile
  note: Christina Soontornvat.
  note: American Library Association Notable Children's Bk
  note: Newbery Honor, 2021
  note: Jane Addams Peace Association Children's Book Award, 2021
  subject:
    geographic code: a-th---
  subject:
    topic: Prisoners
    genre: Juvenile fiction
  subject:
    geographic: Thailand
    genre: Fiction
  subject:
    topic: Ex-convicts
    genre: Fiction
  subject:
    topic: Social problems
    genre: Fiction
  subject:
    topic: JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Asia
  subject:
    topic: JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic
  subject:
    topic: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty
  subject:
    topic: Prisoners
  subject:
    geographic: Thailand
  subject:
    topic: Prisoners
    genre: Juvenile fiction
  subject:
    topic: Magic
    genre: Juvenile fiction
  subject:
    topic: Social classes
    genre: Juvenile fiction
  subject:
    topic: Prisoners
  subject:
    topic: Magic
    genre: Fiction
  subject:
    topic: Social classes
    genre: Fiction
  subject:
    topic: Fantasy fiction
  subject:
    geographic: Thailand
    genre: Juvenile fiction
  subject:
    geographic: Thailand
    genre: Fiction
  classification: PZ7.1.S677 Wis 2020
  classification: [Fic]
  identifier: 9781536204940
  identifier: 1536204943
  identifier: 9781536211726
  identifier: 2020901923
  record info:
    record content source: DLC
    record creation date: 200128
    record change date: 20240705225113.0
    record identifier: in00004401143
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng