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A Wolf Called Wander

Written by: Rosanne Parry
Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
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A New York Times best seller!

“Don’t miss this dazzling tour de force.” (Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only Ivan)

This gripping novel about survival and family is based on the real story of one wolf’s incredible journey to find a safe place to call home. This irresistible tale by award-winning author Rosanne Parry is for fans of Sara Pennypacker’s Pax and Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter.

Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. His journey takes him a remarkable 1,000 miles across the Pacific Northwest. The trip is full of peril, and Swift encounters forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before he finds his new home.

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a wolf named OR-7 (or Journey), this irresistible tale of survival invites listeners to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth. This gripping and appealing novel about family, courage, loyalty, and the natural world is for fans of Fred Gipson’s Old Yeller and Katherine Applegate’s Endling.

Includes information about the real wolf who inspired the novel.

Plus don't miss Rosanne Parry's stand-alone companion novel, A Whale of the Wild.

©2019 Rosanne Parry (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers
Action & Adventure Animal Fiction Animals Animals & Nature Family Life Fiction Foxes & Wolves Growing Up & Facts of Life Literature & Fiction Survival Stories Survival Wolf Growing Up

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I like it best book ever. if it cost 100000000000000 dollars in money I would buy it for enfing

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great family story!

enjoyed by by everyone in car rides (ages 4-40) first thing my kids would say each time getting back into the car, whether it be out 10 minute commute or a 3 hour trip, "can we listen to the wild story please?"

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Great Story

Got this for 8yo daughter. She enjoyed it so much we bought a print copy so she could share with her book club.

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Good wolf tale (or tail!)

Adapting the story of a real wolf into this fictionalized version was accomplished in a way I enjoyed. The wolves “talk” sometimes, using words so we can enjoy the story more, but I loved all the details using wolf body language as well.

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Perspective and Perseverance

A tale of a journey through the lens of a divine creature that faces hardships and triumphs on a long and arduous journey through humanity.

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HATE IT

I had to read it for reading link the author has no expression and it is SOOOOOOOOOOO BORING

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Incoherent and agonizing

This was a weird audiobook, perhaps an all too literal attempt at a first person portrayal of a wolf’s life!? The result? An incoherent series of crises, without an overarching quest. Aside from the scrambled and underwhelming writing, the narrator read on with abrasive enthusiasm. My kids couldn't get into it and I painfully suffered through hoping for a connection. Spoiler, the book just ends... which was agonizing

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