Keeper of the Isis Light (Paperback)

from paperloverevolution

This was my favorite book as a kid. It held up well: the perfectly timed build-up of the plot, the vivid and beautiful descriptions of a high desert world, and the believability of the main character were all as riveting as they seemed when I was ten. Though the book deals with Serious Issues, as...

from JRlibrary

Read it so long ago, I can hardly even remember it, but I used to really like Monica Hughes and a member recommended it, so I decided to add it to my collection.

from GrrlEditor

I first discovered this book in high school, and it made a lasting impression on me. It vividly portrays the life of an isolated girl living on a desolate planet with only a few companions, and how her life changes when a ship full of colonists arrives. There's a twist in the middle of the story ...

from francescadefreitas

My lecturer booktalked this in class, and I just about ran home with it. Since the death of her parents, Olwen has lived alone with her robot Guardian on a remote plant for from earth. When a ship full of colonists arrive, everything about Olwen's life will change, as she experiences friendship, ...

from GrrlEditor

I first discovered this book in high school, and it made a lasting impression on me. It vividly portrays the life of an isolated girl living on a desolate planet with only a few companions, and how her life changes when a ship full of colonists arrives. There's a twist in the middle of the story ...