Cover of Quicksand Pond

Quicksand Pond

Janet Taylor Lisle

Twelve-year-old Jessie spends a summer with her family at Quicksand Pond, a New England vacation spot. The pond is hidden and shadowy, filled with animal sounds and a local legend that people disappear there. Jessie forms a difficult friendship with independent Terri Carr, who lives nearby with her family. She also meets a reclusive older woman whose connection to a decades-old murder continues to shape Terri’s life.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

Book details

Lexile Text Measure
600L
ATOS Book Level
4.3
AR Interest Level
MG
AR Points
8
Word Count
55445
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
O
Themes
Family · Friendship · History · Mystery And Discovery · Nature
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published
May 15, 2018
Pages
272
ISBN-13
9781481472234
Language
English