The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars
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  • Published: 20 October 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760893453
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $16.99

The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars

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20 Oct 2020
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The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars is a sweeping, timeless adventure, an introduction to a brilliant new world with the feel of an instant classic.

Every night Ulv is cloaked in total Darkness. Twelve hours ruled by the ravenous, clawing Shadow Creatures, beasts made of shadow and evil.
Young Bo is charged with a monumental task: freeing the land of its curse by returning the Stars to the sky. He must find three magical keys spread across the land – keys that will unlock the cage holding the wolf who ate the Stars.
But there’s another motive, beyond saving Ulv. If Bo releases the Stars, he can make a wish of his own and maybe find the mother who left him behind . . .
  • Published: 20 October 2020
  • ISBN: 9781760893453
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 384
  • RRP: $16.99
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About the author

Shivaun Plozza

Shivaun Plozza is an award-winning Children’s and YA writer. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Frankie, was a CBCA Notable Book, shortlisted for the Inky Awards, Highly Commended at the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards and won the YA category of the Davitt Awards. Her second novel, Tin Heart, was released in March 2018 – both of Shivaun's books have sold into multiple territories. Her short story ‘The Point’ is part of Where the Shoreline Used to Be, an anthology of YA fiction, and 'The Challenge' is part of the footy-themed collection for children Speccy-tacular AFL Stories. Other short works have appeared in various journals, magazines and anthologies. When she’s not writing she works as an editor and manuscript assessor.

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Praise for The Boy, the Wolf and the Stars

This is an inventive fantasy brimming with fantastic creatures and characters, bound together by a powerful myth and a growing evil.

The Age

A relentless plot keeps the pages turning.

Kirkus reviews (US)

With this fanciful adventure, Plozza invokes the language of myth and fairy tales to construct a complex, heartwarming hero’s quest.

Publishers Weekly (US)

Readers who enjoy fantastical quests will happily tag along with Bo, who must solve riddles and survive many dangers during his journey.

Booklist (US)

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