Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf - Softcover

Sonya Hartnett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 067088507X ISBN 13: 9780670885077

Publisher: Viking Children's Books, 1999

Synopsis

In a dying country town lives Satchel O'Rye, a young man fighting the future; Chelsea Piper, a young woman fighting the past; and a long-lost creature that can teach them both the art of survival. Stripes of the Sidestep Wolf is a shimmering, ultimately joyful novel, a story of journeying towards courage and freedom, of finding the will to live a life beyond expectation.

About this title

About the Author:

Sonya Hartnett is the author of THURSDAY'S CHILD, WHAT THE BIRDS SEE, and several other acclaimed novels, the first written when she was just thirteen. She is the recipient of many prestigious awards in her native Australia as well as the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Commonwealth Prize.

From AudioFile:

The possible sighting of a thylacine, an extinct wolf-like dog, provides the backdrop for this story of 23-year-old Satchel OÕRye, the son of a mentally ill father and a long-suffering mother. The family lives in a hardscrabble town in Australia. Satchel struggles to cope while the family sinks deeper into debt. The search for the extinct animal offers a way out of this stultifying life. Suzi DoughertyÕs Australian accent is appropriate to the setting, and her matter-of-fact reading is well suited for the bleakness of SatchelÕs life. Though her portrayals of different characters are not as varied or distinct as those of some readers, her sympathetic tone is pleasant and easy to listen to. M.H.N. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Children's Books
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 067088507X
• ISBN 13: 9780670885077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 191