Silverwing
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Canada
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2011
- Category
- General
- Recommended Age
- 10 to 14
- Recommended Grade
- 5 to 9
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780002006552
- Publish Date
- Mar 2007
- List Price
- $19.99
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781443411295
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $9.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780006481799
- Publish Date
- Jun 1998
- List Price
- $8.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554688159
- Publish Date
- Oct 2010
- List Price
- $11.99
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Description
Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. Desperately searching for a way to rejoin his flock, Shade meets a remarkable cast of characters: Marina, a Brightwing bat with a strange metal band on her leg; Zephyr, a mystical albino bat with an unusual gift; and Goth, a gigantic carnivorous vampire bat. But which ones are friends and which ones are enemies?
In this epic story of adventure and suspense, Shade is going to need all the help he can find -- if he hopes to ever see his family again.
About the author
KENNETH OPPEL is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Governor General’s Literary Award; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children’s Novel of the Year by The Times (London). He is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavor, Such Wicked Intent and The Boundless. Born on Vancouver Island, he has lived in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and in England and Ireland, and now resides in Toronto with his wife and children.
WEB: www.kennethoppel.ca
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/kennethoppel
JON KLASSEN is the author-illustrator of This Is Not My Hat, winner of the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and I Want My Hat Back, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book. He is also the illustrator of Cats' Night Out, which won the Governor General’s Award; The Dark, a finalist for the same award; House Held Up by Trees, a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book; Extra Yarn, a Caldecott Honor Book; and Sam and Dave Dig a Hole, also a Caldecott Honor Book. He created the concept art for Coraline, the stop-motion animated film based on the book by Neil Gaiman. Originally from Niagara Falls, he now lives in Los Angeles.
WEB: www.burstofbeaden.com
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/burstofbeaden
