Book description
Eleven-year-old Danny Ryan and 19-year-old Wendy Marshall think their
friendship is only about looking after two baby raccoons that Danny has
rescued. But when a bank holdup upsets Wendy so much that she can hardly
stand to be around people, she leaves her job as a teller, retreats to a
farm, and surrounds herself with injured and orphaned wildlife. Danny,
neglected at home and considered weird in a town where other boys are
into hunting, finds peace on the farm, too, plus excitement, as he and
Wendy adopt ever more exotic animals such as llamas, bobcats, a serval,
an ocelot, and a blind lynx. Over time the two friends develop a bond
that goes beyond care of the animals to caring for each other. As it
turns out, Wendy rescues not just wildlife but Danny, as well. What's
more, the bank robbers are still at large and still a threat, and Danny,
now 14, must act to save Wendy's life. "
Wild Spirits
shows that humans can be healed as a result of contact with
animals."
Rosa Jordan's previous novels for young people, The
Last Wild Place, The Goatnappers, and Lost
Goat Lane, won or were nominated for numerous awards,
including the 2007 VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle
Readers distinction, the Red Maple Award, and the Chocolate
Lily Award. She grew up in the Florida Everglades and now
lives in Rossland, British Columbia, in the Monashee
Mountains. |
