Wild song

The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she’s growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn’t ready to give up her dream to become a warrior. When her tribe are offered a journey to America to be part of the St. Louis World’s Fair, Luki will discover that the land of opportunity does not share its possibilities equally.

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'A shocking, refreshingly different coming-of-age story' The Times Children's Book of the Week
'A powerhouse of a novel' The Observer
'Confirms Gourlay as a brilliantly accomplished and original historical novelist' The Guardian Books of the Month
'[Gourlay's] sparse and feathery prose has an almost mesmeric quality - and succeeds in building a beautiful story out of harrowing events' The Telegraph, five-star review

The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she's growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn't ready to give up her dream to become a hunter.

When her tribe are offered a journey to America to be part of the St. Louis World's Fair, Luki will discover that the land of opportunity does not share its possibilities equally . . .

Additional information

Weight 290 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 24 mm
Author

Publisher

David Fickling Books

Imprint

David Fickling Books

Cover

Paperback

Pages

322

Language

English

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J