Kenneth Oppel
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 272 pages Rating: 4.05 | 12578 Users | 551 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Silverwing |
| ISBN: | 0006481795 (ISBN13: 9780006481799) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.kennethoppel.ca/silverwing/excerpt.shtml |
| Series: | Silverwing #1 |
| Literary Awards: | CLA Book of the Year for Children Award (1998), Manitoba Young Readers' Choice Award (2000), Hackmatack Children's Choice Award for Fiction (2000) |
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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 a strange 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. One of Canada's best books for young readers was written by a pretty young writer himself. Kenneth Oppel, who had his first book published when he was 18, really hit his stride a dozen years later with Silverwing, the first volume in a thrilling adventure trilogy set in the nocturnal world of bats that immediately captured the attention of middle readers and award juries alike.Describe Epithetical Books Silverwing (Silverwing #1)
| Title | : | Silverwing (Silverwing #1) |
| Author | : | Kenneth Oppel |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1st Harper Collins Mass Market Paperback Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 272 pages |
| Published | : | 1998 by Harper Collins (first published October 1st 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Animals. Fiction. Childrens. Adventure. Middle Grade |
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Ratings: 4.05 From 12578 Users | 551 ReviewsJudge Epithetical Books Silverwing (Silverwing #1)
Not going to lie: I read these books as a kid at the library and absolutely adored them. In fact: Ive remembered the story fondly for years but completely forgot the title and author, so I was never able to retrace this book. Until I randomly stumbled upon it at the second hand bookstore. And all the memories came flooding back in...Reread planned soon2019 re-read: not as wonderful as I found it when I was like 10, but still a good kids' read. Shade came off as way more of an entitled little weanie this time, but that's probably pretty reasonable given that he's like an infant. I'd been wanting to revisit this one for a while, and I'm glad I finally got around to it.
A message from my 10 year old self: This is an excellant book! It is all about the journey of a young bat, and what he encounters. I learned quite alot, not like it's true or anything (but it might!) and I didn't get bored. I read it in approximately a day. Bullies, friends, myths and lots more fun stuff is jammed into this great novel! Congrats Oppel!
Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel is a really good book in my opinion. It is the first in a four book series. Shade is a newborn, he his smaller then the rest. Him and another named Bathsheba gets separated from their pack on there way to Hibernaculum, but goth, a vampire bat,is trying to hunt him down.I think that anyone could get into this book because of his daring and exciting adventures. There are moments where they are in trouble. It is a good book that i recommend.
At first, it seemed to be a little slow, but once the story takes off, it becomes a real page turner. I liked how the author describes the world without using color. It's done so well, that I didn't miss color in the descriptions of what Shade, the protagonist bat, sees. Also, the author kept me engaged with the characters by describing the sights and sounds through the characters sense of sight, smell, hearing and more importantly, through echolocation.Fun read and will probably read the next
I did not enjoy the book even though it was a nice storyline as it had way too many weird religious ideas imprinted into the characters, especially for a children's book.
Pretty good book
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