The Last Wild

By Piers Torday

Book #1 in the Last Wild Trilogy series

A mute boy discovers he can talk to animals and must save them from extinction.

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352 pages

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Kester Jaynes, a mute boy confined in a home for troubled children, discovers he can communicate with animals. When talking pigeons and a cockroach help him escape, he learns the animals are vanishing. With the help of a determined girl named Polly, Kester embarks on a daring quest to save them. Can he rise to the challenge and protect the last of the animals before it's too late? Adventure and mystery unfold as Kester's unique bond with the creatures becomes their only hope for survival.

From the publisher

“A hugely inventive adventure.”–Eoin Colfer, New York Times bestselling author of the Artemis Fowl series In a world where animals are slowly fading into extinction, twelve-year-old Kester Jaynes feels as if he hardly exists either. He’s been locked away in a home for troubled children and is unable to speak a word. Then one night, a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach come to help him escape, and he discovers that he can speak–to them. And the animals need him. Only Kester, with the aid of a stubborn, curious girl named Polly, can help them survive. The animals saved Kester. But can he save them? “When ninety-nine pigeons smash through the windows of Kester’s prison and carry him North to the last of the animals…. it’s a moment as thrilling as when James flies off in the Giant Peach. Highly recommended”–The Times (UK) “Combines a great fondness for animals with an appreciation of the freakish…. The reserved narrative tone and tender yet peculiar view of animals give this piece its own offbeat flavor.”–Kirkus Reviews “Alternately somber, thrilling, and silly.”–Publishers Weekly

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