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When the fates of a snow leopard, a child, and an ancient forest collide, the unimaginable can happen. Perfect for fans of Pax and The One and Only Ivan.
**Winner of the 2023 Schneider Family Book Award!**
* Nuanced and empowering. Publishers Weekly, starred review
* Memorably atmospheric. Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Immersive. The Horn Book
Vibrant, emotional storytelling. School Library Connection, highly recommended
Maggie Stephenss stutter makes school especially hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class or calling attention to herself. So when her unsympathetic father threatens to send her away for so-called treatment, she reluctantly agrees to her mothers intervention plan: a few weeks in the fresh air of Wildoak Forest, visiting a grandfather she hardly knows. It is there, in an extraordinary twist of fate, that she encounters an abandoned snow leopard cub, an exotic gift to a wealthy Londoner that proved too wild to domesticate. But once the cubs presence is discovered by others, danger follows, and Maggie soon realizes that time is running out, not only for the leopard, but for herself and the forest as well.
Told in alternating voices, Wildoak shimmers with beauty, compassion, and unforgettable storytelling as it explores the delicate interconnectedness of the human, animal, and natural worlds.
Author: C. C. Harrington
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/20/2022
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.2lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781338803860
Language: English
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