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| View Larger Image | Silverwing
by Kenneth Oppel
| | List Price: | $6.99 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 27259 | | Studio: | Aladdin | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Reading Level: | Ages 9-12 | | Number Of Pages: | 224 | | Publication Date: | September 18, 2007 | | Publisher: | Aladdin |
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Product Description
Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. Desperately searching for a way to rejoin his flock, Shade meets a remarkable cast of characters: Marina, a Brightwing bat with a strange metal band on her leg; Zephyr, a mystical albino bat with an unusual gift; and Goth, a gigantic carnivorous vampire bat. But which ones are friends and which ones are enemies? In this epic story of adventure and suspense, Shade is going to need all the help he can find -- if he hopes to ever see his family again. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 102 reviews)
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Heartwarming Tale of Courage and Perseverance 
Shade, the Silverwing Bat, has three strikes against him. One, he's smaller than other bats his age; two, he has no father, and, three, his overpowering curiosity to see the sun results in the destruction of his colony's home. During their migration, a fierce storm forces Shade far off course from his mother and their colony. He lands on an island, where he meets a young Brightwing bat named Marina who's been ostracized by her colony for wearing a ban placed on her by humans. Together, Marine and Shade experience adventure and danger on their quest to find Shade's colony.
Kenneth Oppel's fantasy novel, SILVERWING, is a heartwarming tale of courage, perseverance, being different, and struggling to answer some pretty deep questions about how the world works, and how one survives all types of obstacles.
My son read this book with his sixth grade class, and liked it enough to want to read the book again a year later. The narrative descriptions are vivid, and many young readers will relate to the range of emotions a young bat experiences in his struggle to survive in a confusing and frightening world.
July 14, 2008 | |
A Good Read
When Shade and the rest or his bat colony have a migration, he gets lost in a storm. Then he finds Marina. Before you know it there on a journey. Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel was a brillinant book because it made me realize that respect should be an important thing to people and that taking risks is sometimes not a bad thing. I would rate the book a 4 out of a 5 because I didn't get "into the book" like I do others. I think if I really liked bats as much as Kenneth did I would rate it higher.I recomend this book to the people of ages 8-15 or 16.
February 22, 2008 | |
Yay 
I had watched the cartoon series and was interested in the book. Came fast and was in perfect condition.
February 15, 2008 | |
another one in a great series 
My 10 year old daughter loves this entire series and this is every but as good as the others.
December 26, 2007 | |
a good book 
I want very badly to give this book a 5 star but i just can't do that. silverwing is a very good book and i still like to read it some times
but you get bored of it. but i strongly reccomend you read this and also try the warriors series.
July 31, 2007 | |
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