The Rise of Wolves

von Kerr Thomson

304 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A stunningly atmospheric story for young readers from the award-winning author of The Sound of Whales. 'Thomson's ambitious plot, tight, poetic prose and feel for history is a breath of island air.' THE TIMES on THE SOUND OF WHALES Innis Munro is walking home across the bleak wilderness of Nin Island when he hears the chilling howl of a wolf. But there are no wolves on the island – not since they were hunted to extinction, centuries ago. He decides to investigate his island home and accepts an ancient challenge: he who jumps the Bonnie Laddie's Leap wins a fortune. As the wolves rise from the darkness of history, and long-buried secrets resurface, Innis's adventure truly begins ... - The second novel by 2014 Times/Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition winner Kerr Thomson, whose debut The Sound of Whales was Waterstones' Scottish Children's Book of the Month - A classic, atmospheric adventure set on an enchantingly remote Scottish island - Themes of conservation and nature nestle inside a tale of friendship, bravery and determination

• Reihe: Chicken House
• ISBN: 9781911077695
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.11.2017
• Größe: 198 x 128 mm
• Verlag: Scholastic