The Last Wild: 1 - Softcover

Torday, Piers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0147509653 ISBN 13: 9780147509659

Publisher: Puffin Books, 2015

Synopsis

"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

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Review:

An Indie Next List Selection

"A hugely inventive adventure."
--Eoin Colfer

"Splended stuff."
--Eva Ibbotson

"A whimsical yet thoughtful tale that brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl and Norton Juster."
--The New York Post

* "Alternately somber, thrilling, and silly, filled with eccentric human and animal characters with distinctive voices."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Should have broad appeal. Recommend this book to readers who like the Books of Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau."
--VOYA

"Combines a great fondness for animals with an appreciation of the freakish."
--Kirkus Reviews

"An enchanted adventure with a message of empowerment and hope that ought to sweep readers along."
--Booklist

"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)

Book Description:

In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks he's finally gone a bit mad. But the animals have something to say...

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0147509653
• ISBN 13: 9780147509659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352