Silverwing
Books | Juvenile Fiction / General
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Kenneth Oppel
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.
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Author
Kenneth Oppel
Pages
272
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2011-11-15
ISBN
1443411299 9781443411295
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"A charming book that still holds up now that I’m grown. It has a simple charm to it while still being able to get me on the edge of my seat in suspense. Kenneth Oppel is a master of fiction, and proves it through every word of this book. "
Zenith
"I have a soft spot for this book. In university, I took a children's lit class and it was required reading. I took the book home with me over the Christmas holidays, my dad found it and read it. This was a guy who pretty much only read music books. He loved it!! He passed several years ago but when I saw there was a graphic novel adaptation, I had to read it."
Victoria Dears
"5/5 stars. Very good book! Just as good as Darkwing. Characters are super well written and the book was a good pace. Definitely recommend! I will say this book, along with Darkwing, can be pretty violent and he isn't afraid to kill characters off in not so nice ways."
Kiera Pond
"Yes!"
Ken Maxi