{"product_id":"the-last-wild-9780147509659","title":"The Last Wild","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A hugely inventive adventure.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Eoin Colfer, New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e speak--to them. And the animals need him. Only Kester, with the aid of a stubborn, curious girl named Polly, can help them survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe animals saved Kester. But can he save them? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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\"\u003cbr\u003e--The Times (UK) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kirkus Reviews \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Alternately somber, thrilling, and silly.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780147509659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e166600 \/ Last Wild\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Piers Torday","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36634957807772,"sku":"9780147509659","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e303621a-98d7-429d-89b8-6a143750a85f.jpg?v=1603838133","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-last-wild-9780147509659","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}