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Ridley PearsonThe Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark
Ridley PearsonFiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 2005A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
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Teacher Introduction
The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark
- Genre: Middle-grade fiction; fantasy
- Originally Published: 2005
- Reading Level/Interest: Lexile 640L; middle grade (ages 8-12)
- Structure/Length: Divided into 34 chapters; approx. 324 pages; approx. 6 hours and 21 minutes on audiobook
- Protagonist/Central Conflict: The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark is the first book in a middle-grade fantasy series by Ridley Pearson. The central conflict revolves around a group of teenagers who find themselves drawn into a strange and magical world at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Finn Whitman and his friends are chosen to be the “DHI” (Disney Host Interactive) guides, a role that allows them to “cross over” into the Disney theme parks at night using a new technology. Soon they discover that the Disney villains are not as fictional as they seem, and they must work together to protect the parks from a dark threat.
- Potential Sensitivity Issues: Themes of fantasy and adventure
Ridley Pearson, Author
- Bio: Born 1953; American author who writes in a multiple genres for a wide range of audiences; writes thrillers, adventure novels, and young adult fiction in addition to children’s literature
- Other Works: Peter and the Starcatchers series (co-authored with Dave Barry); The Adventure Series (including The Risk Agent and The Red Room)
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