“A hugely inventive adventure.”
–Eoin Colfer, New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series
In a world where animals are slowly fading into extinction, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes feels as if he hardly exists either. He’s been locked away in a home for troubled children and is unable to speak a word. Then one night, a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach come to help him escape, and he discovers that he
can speak–to them. And the animals need him. Only Kester, with the aid of a stubborn, curious girl named Polly, can help them survive.
The animals saved Kester. But can he save them?
“When ninety-nine pigeons smash through the windows of Kester’s prison and carry him North to the last of the animals…. it’s a moment as thrilling as when James flies off in the Giant Peach. Highly recommended”
–The Times (UK)
“Combines a great fondness for animals with an appreciation of the freakish…. The reserved narrative tone and tender yet peculiar view of animals give this piece its own offbeat flavor.”
–Kirkus Reviews
“Alternately somber, thrilling, and silly.”
–Publishers Weekly
Author: Piers Torday
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 01/22/2015
Series: Last Wild #1
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780147509659
Language: English
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