Booktaco
Mobile Menu

Banished

Hear it
By Sophie Littlefield
Publisher Random House Publishing Group - (Delacorte Press)
Banished
Preview: Hear it

There isnrst much worth living for in Gypsum, Missourior Trashtown, as the rich kids call the rundown neighborhood where sixteenyearold Hailey Tarbell lives. Hailey figures shersll never belongnot with the popular kids at school, not with the rejects, not even with her cruel, sickly grandmother, who deals drugs out of their basement. Hailey never knew her dead mother, and she has no idea who her father was, but at least she has her fouryearold foster brother, Chub. Once she turns eighteen, Hailey plans to take Chub far from Gypsum and start a new life where no one can find them. But when a classmate is injured in gym class, Hailey discovers a gift for healing that she never knew she possessedand that she cannot ignore. Not only can she heal, she can bring the dying back to life. Confused by her powers, Hailey searches for answers but finds only more questions, until a mysterious visitor shows up at Gramrss house, claiming to be Haileyrss aunt Prairie. There are people who will stop at nothing to keep Hailey in Trashtown, living out a legacy of despair and suffering. But when Prairie saves both Hailey and Chub from armed attackers who invade Gramrss house in the middle of the night, Hailey must decide where to place her trust. Will Prairierss past, and the longburied secret that caused her to leave Gypsum years earlier, ruin them all? Because as Hailey will soon find out, their power to heal is just the beginning. This gripping novel from thriller writer Sophie Littlefield blazes a trail from smalltown Missouri to the big city as Hailey battles an evil greater than she ever imagined, while discovering strengths she never knew she had.

Read full description [+]
69034 words69,034 words
304 pages304 pages
Lexile 840LLexile 840L
Grade 9 to H+Grade 9 to H+
Age 14-18Age 14-18
Published 2010Published 2010

On Grade Vocabulary:

Hear it tender Hear it compact Hear it generous Hear it resist Hear it accent Hear it minor Hear it raw Hear it bitter Hear it register Hear it residential Hear it rascal Hear it supplement Hear it brief Hear it assume Hear it ripe Hear it tingle Hear it squeal Hear it bruise Hear it link Hear it slick Hear it unstable Hear it hitch Hear it scheme Hear it indicate Hear it drain Hear it bale Hear it adapt Hear it secure Hear it desire Hear it clasp Hear it instant Hear it bargain Hear it invisible Hear it chorus Hear it scar Hear it reliable Hear it warrant Hear it propose Hear it complex Hear it justify Hear it presence Hear it permanent Hear it distant Hear it dim Hear it fraction Hear it scrap Hear it elastic Hear it mature Hear it conscious Hear it careless Hear it dun Hear it squat Hear it urge Hear it exit Hear it acknowledge Hear it hound Hear it intrude Hear it bluff Hear it haul Hear it furnish Hear it impulse Hear it tidy Hear it tangle Hear it alcohol Hear it stitch Hear it stoop Hear it ensure Hear it peach Hear it pure Hear it orderly Hear it minimum Hear it salon Hear it accuracy Hear it vest Hear it phenomenal Hear it chalk Hear it abandon Hear it immune Hear it nasty Hear it confirmation Hear it oversized Hear it foam Hear it crib Hear it dread Hear it paradise Hear it prom Hear it genius Hear it further Hear it foul Hear it cooperation Hear it reassure Hear it specific Hear it random Hear it mental Hear it yowl Hear it drool Hear it deny Hear it recent Hear it vicious Hear it incident
Show more words [+]

Challenge Words Vocabulary

Hear it conceal Hear it convalescent Hear it compact Hear it mandatory Hear it liable Hear it bitter Hear it residential Hear it parallel Hear it sensitive Hear it receipt Hear it confidentiality Hear it uncaring Hear it regeneration Hear it vault Hear it unlined Hear it fable Hear it embed Hear it unstable Hear it hitch Hear it placement Hear it innovator Hear it scheme Hear it decode Hear it dispenser Hear it neutral Hear it pureblood Hear it humane Hear it isolate Hear it pose Hear it indigent Hear it succession Hear it bargain Hear it gypsum Hear it tempo Hear it stale Hear it springboard Hear it dab Hear it chorus Hear it warrant Hear it baseboard Hear it justify Hear it miscalculate Hear it husky Hear it permanent Hear it hospitable Hear it considerable Hear it emblem Hear it dwell Hear it elastic Hear it conscious Hear it medium Hear it tab Hear it cooperative Hear it sustain Hear it denial Hear it cloverleaf Hear it resignation Hear it ritzy Hear it carport Hear it uninterested Hear it nondisclosure Hear it idealism Hear it canister Hear it reverberation Hear it acidy Hear it compulsion Hear it hash Hear it stately Hear it uninjured Hear it unforgivable Hear it undaunted Hear it slim Hear it toiletry Hear it accelerant Hear it delicate Hear it catatonia Hear it furnish Hear it procreate Hear it impulse Hear it sterile Hear it tourniquet Hear it tidy Hear it gloss Hear it argumentative Hear it violation Hear it distinct Hear it mangy Hear it peach Hear it unconvinced Hear it orderly Hear it salon Hear it phenomenal Hear it skillet Hear it wheeze Hear it lank Hear it roundhouse Hear it phase Hear it flammable Hear it skunky Hear it confirmation
Show more words [+] View ALL Vocabulary Lessons

Book ISBN:

9780385738521

Sample Book Reading logs and activities:
Virtual Reading Pet
Stopwatch
Manual Input
Book Quiz
Book Quiz
Flashcards (Vocabulary Intro)
Word Search
Connect it! Definition Matching
Pick it! Synonym vs Antonym
Vocabulary Bee
Flip it!
Vocabulary Test
Spelling Test
Space Speller
Hop Typing (Classroom High Score)
Word Jumble
Spelling Bee
Word Dragon
Spelling Quiz
Spelling Mission
Book Review
Writing Prompts

View all our games
Right
Left
Graphic Organizers - Banished
Plot Diagram
Story Map
Compare & Contrast
Draw It!
Retell the Story
3-2-1 Nonfiction
Nonfiction Report
Nonfiction Text Features
Point of View

View all our games
Right
Left
Contact us: admin@booktaco.com Phone (888) 448-3363

YEAH. Try it FREE!

Gitf box

Try our 14-day Free Trial to test drive
the booktaco program.

Sign up for a 14-Day Free Trial Not now, thank you
View all games!
Back to main site