Wild Spirits - Softcover

Jordan, Rosa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1554887291 ISBN 13: 9781554887293

Publisher: Dundurn Press, 2010

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Danny Ryan and 19-year-old Wendy Marshall think their friendship is only about looking after two baby raccoons that Danny has rescued. But when a bank holdup upsets Wendy so much that she can hardly stand to be around people, she leaves her job as a teller, retreats to a farm, and surrounds herself with injured and orphaned wildlife. Danny, neglected at home and considered weird in a town where other boys are into hunting, finds peace on the farm, too, plus excitement, as he and Wendy adopt ever more exotic animals such as llamas, bobcats, a serval, an ocelot, and a blind lynx.

Over time the two friends develop a bond that goes beyond care of the animals to caring for each other. As it turns out, Wendy rescues not just wildlife but Danny, as well. What’s more, the bank robbers are still at large and still a threat, and Danny, now 14, must act to save Wendy’s life.

About this title

About the Author

Rosa Jordan's previous novels for young people, The Last Wild Place, The Goatnappers, and Lost Goat Lane, won or were nominated for numerous awards, including the 2009 Green Earth Honor Book, the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association 2009 Young Adult Top Forty List, the 2008 Henry Bergh Young Adult Award, the 2007 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle Readers list, the 2006 Chocolate Lily Award, and the 2006 Silver Birch Honors Award.  Rosa Jordan grew up in the Florida Everglades and now live in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1554887291
• ISBN 13: 9781554887293
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272