{"product_id":"wolfstongue-9781915071002","title":"Wolfstongue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe best animal adventure since Watership Down -- \u003cem\u003eThe Times (The Times Children's Book of the Week, July 3rd 2021\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGripping and profound -- \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hugely original tale -- \u003cem\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA thrilling adventure -- Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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\u003cp\u003eInspired by his own experience of having a son with speech difficulties, \u003cem\u003eWolfstongue\u003c\/em\u003e is Sam Thompson's first novel for children. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSilas is a young boy who is bullied at school because his words will not come. \u003c\/b\u003eHe wishes he could live in silence as animals do. Deep 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. One 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. Can Silas find his voice in time to help his wolf friends - can he become the Wolfstongue?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e children's book of the week in 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915071002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sam Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42200702091445,"sku":"9781915071002","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e4ff3f01-92ac-482e-b8d3-edc56269482d.jpg?v=1655219084","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wolfstongue-9781915071002","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}