Wildoak

By C.C. Harrington

A girl and a snow leopard face danger in a mystical forest.

4.3/5 Goodreads · 3,003 ratings

336 pages· 55,658 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Maggie, struggling with a stutter and an unsympathetic father, is sent to Wildoak Forest to stay with a grandfather she barely knows. There, she discovers an abandoned snow leopard cub, a gift gone awry. As the cub's presence becomes known, threats loom over them and the forest. With time running out, Maggie must find her voice to protect her new friend and the fragile world around them. Will she succeed before it's too late?

From the publisher

Give the gift of connection this holiday season with this lushly illustrated story of a girl and a snow leopard and their unlikely friendship. Perfect for fans of Pax and Odder. “Nuanced and empowering.” - Publisher’s Weekly, starred review “Memorably atmospheric.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review”Immersive.” - The Horn BookMaggie Stephens’s stutter makes school especially hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class or calling attention to herself. So when her unsympathetic father threatens to send her away for so-called “treatment,” she reluctantly agrees to her mother’s intervention plan: a few weeks in the fresh air of Wildoak Forest, visiting a grandfather she hardly knows. It is there, in an extraordinary twist of fate, that she encounters an abandoned snow leopard cub, an exotic gift to a wealthy Londoner that proved too wild to domesticate. But once the cub’s presence is discovered by others, danger follows, and Maggie soon realizes that time is running out, not only for the leopard, but for herself and the forest as well.Told in alternating voices, Wildoak shimmers with beauty, compassion, and unforgettable storytelling as it explores the delicate interconnectedness of the human, animal, and natural worlds.

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