{"product_id":"wolfstongue-paperback","title":"Wolfstongue - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna Tromop\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward-winning first instalment of the Wolfstongue Saga by Booker Prize-longlisted author Sam Thompson \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The children's debut by Booker-longlisted author Sam Thompson is an engrossing, thoughtful, beautifully written story about humans and animals, voice and power, neurodiversity and acceptance.\u003c\/p\u003eSilas is bullied at school because his words will not come. He wishes he could live in silence as animals do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeep in the Forest, the foxes live in an underground city built by their wolf slaves. The foxes' leader Reynard controls everything with his clever talk.\u003cp\u003eOne day, Silas helps an injured wolf. Then he enters the secret world of the Forest, where the last remaining wolves fight to survive. But even there, language is power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Silas find his voice in time to help his wolf friends - can he become the Wolfstongue?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWolfstongue\u003c\/em\u003e is Sam Thompson's first novel for children. Sam lives in Belfast, where he teaches English and creative writing at Queens University. His first novel, \u003cem\u003eCommunion Town\u003c\/em\u003e, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. \u003cem\u003eJott\u003c\/em\u003e was shortlisted for the Encore Award. His fiction and criticism have appeared in the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, on BBC Radio 4 and in \u003cem\u003eBest British Short Stories 2019\u003c\/em\u003e (Salt Publishing). Sam describes \u003cem\u003eWolfstongue\u003c\/em\u003e as a myth about how language can trap us or make us free, about the self-doubt we feel when we can't find the words we need, and about how human stories have the power to shape the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47308885524729,"sku":"9781912417759","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Hxjyv7eO0U9781912417759.webp?v=1769354880","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/wolfstongue-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}