Braver
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Chapter Book · Ages 9–12 · 2020

Braver

By Suzanne Selfors, Walker Ranson

A young wombat must face dangers to rescue her captured family.

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288 pages
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Lola, a chatty wombat, craves adventure beyond her quiet forest life. When a long-exiled predator kidnaps her parents, Lola embarks on a perilous journey to the golden city of Dore. With the Queen of Tassie Island's help, she must navigate treacherous swamps, rivers, and heights, encountering strange creatures along the way. Can Lola's courage save her family and prove she's braver than anyone imagined?

From the publisher

For fans of the Warrior series and Redwall, Braver: A Wombat’s Tale is an exciting new fantasy adventure novel for young readers from Suzanne Selfors and Walker Ranson. A 2021 Charlotte Huck Recommended Book Lola Budge isn’t your average bare-nosed wombat. While her parents and neighbors in the Northern Forest want nothing more than peace and quiet, Lola loves to talk. Bored by the quiet routine of wombat life, Lola desperately wants something, anything, interesting to happen. But when Lola follows the terrifying sound of unfamiliar screeching, she discovers a predator who has been kept in exile for many generations. And this creature has captured the peaceful wombats and carted them away–including Lola’s parents. To save her family, Lola will need help from the Queen of Tassie Island herself. But the road to the golden city of Dore is long and treacherous for a young wombat, especially with predators on the loose. To save the ones she loves, Lola will have to brave infested swamps, rushing rivers, and soaring heights, while encountering all sorts of strange critters, both friend and foe. At times exciting, at times heart-warming, this is the story of a wombat who is much braver than anyone imagined. An Imprint Book

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Format
Pages
288
Reading age
9–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about AustraliaBooks about courageBooks about cultureBooks about penguins
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This was really a delightful, uplifting epic journey tale. Courage, adventure, friendship. It doesn't replace Redwall, but it can be enjoyed as a precursor.

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Published
June 23, 2020
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Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781250219916

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