{"product_id":"9781915071002-wolfstongue","title":"Wolfstongue: \"A modern classic\" – The Times","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The best animal adventure since Watership Down\" — \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA boy who finds speaking difficult enters a hidden world of talking animals, a world where language is power. Can he find his voice to help the wolves outsmart the clever foxes?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The best animal adventure since Watership Down\" — \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed as a 2023 Outstanding International Book by the US Board on Books for Young People \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe children's debut by Booker-longlisted author Sam Thompson is an engrossing, thoughtful, beautifully written story about humans and animals, voice and power, neurodiversity and acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilas is bullied at school because his words will not come. He wishes he could live in silence as animals do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep in the Forest, the foxes live in an underground city built by their wolf slaves. The foxes' leader Reynard controls everything with his clever talk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne day, Silas helps an injured wolf. Then he enters the secret world of the Forest, where the last remaining wolves fight to survive. But even there, language is power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan Silas find his voice in time to help his wolf friends – can he become the Wolfstongue?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSelected for the Outstanding International Books by the US Board on Books for Young People List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Each creature has its own character and I love how by having names they feel real and I have been naming creatures when I see them out on my walks.\" — Oscar, aged 9, child reviewer\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Has all the makings of a modern classic.\" — Alex O'Connell, \u003c\/em\u003eThe Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40868519510113,"sku":"9781915071002","price":15.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_11596711_jpg.jpg?v=1742880776","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781915071002-wolfstongue","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}