Subtitle: Wolf Girl
By: Anh Do
Genre: YFB - General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Published by: A&U Children's
Published: 1 Jul 2019
ISBN: 9781760525095

Description

I crawled onto the bank and collapsed, exhausted. From the dirt, I looked up in amazement at four dogs staring down at me. Was I dreaming?Had I gone mad? It all seemed very real.


'You guys saved me!' I said, as I sat up in my dripping clothes. 'I owe you.' When disaster separates Gwen from her family, she must fend for herself, all alone in the wilderness.


Luckily, she's not alone for long... When a wolf puppy, a Labrador, a Chihuahua, and a greyhound want to make friends, Gwen discovers talents she didn't know she possessed. It will take all her new skills and strength just to survive. Does Gwen have what it takes to be leader of the pack?


Review

When a disaster occurs and Gwen and her family flee their home, along with everyone else in town, they don’t expect to get separated. When Gwen finds herself alone in the forest, she tries to find her family, but to no avail.


What she finds instead is four dogs - all hungry and alone like her. So begins a new family as together they learn to hunt and help each other survive. Years pass, and Gwen realises the puppy she found is now a fully grown wolf  -  is she still the leader of this pack?


A wonderful new adventure series from Anh Do that readers will absolutely love. With strong  themes of family, survival, friendship and adventure, this book will appeal to both boys and girls in Year 4 and up who love great characters and a fast-paced story.


Reviewed by Michelle