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
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