David Almond
Jackdaw Summer
Hardcover
(Hodder Children's Books Nov. 6, 2008)
A long hot summer A wild boy An abandoned baby An act of violence Every summer Liam and Max roam the wild countryside of Northumberland -- but this year things are different. One hot summer's day a jackdaw leads the two boys into an ancient farm house where they find a baby, wrapped in a blanket, with a scribbled note pinned to it: PLESE LOOK AFTER HER RITE. THIS IS A CHILDE OF GOD. And so begins Jackdaw Summer. A summer when friendships are tested. A summer when lines between good and bad are blurred. A summer that Liam will never forget ...
- ISBN
- 0340881984 / 9780340881989
- Pages
- 240
- Weight
- 14.9 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 8.6
in.