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Wolfling: Een Avontuur Met Een Tandje (2000)

by Di Toft(Favorite Author)

3.79 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

9044326961 (ISBN13: 9789044326963)

languge

English

genre

Paranormal Fantasy

series

Wolven

review 1: A quick, easy read for children and early teens that left me pleasantly surprised. Wolven was a cute and amusing story about a wolf who turns human at the full moon and a human boy who becomes his best friend. The thing that impressed me most was how well the 'wolven' character, Woody, blended into the setting and surroundings. I could easily imagine a poor, lost wolf boy living in Temple Gurney - a town a few miles out of London.Woody was, by far, my favourite character, though I admit the commando tactics of the ex-army nurse and now old lady - Ophelia - had me in giggles at various places through the story. The only downside was that the bad guys were equally comical and seemed like a bit of an afterthought. Then again, maybe that is good in a story aimed at this age gr... moreoup. It certainly wasn't scary.Good, fun read, especially for young boys about 8-11. I wouldn't have thought children that age up to reading books this size until I saw who reads Harry Potter and wow, I need to give kids more credit!
review 2: I picked up a handful of children's books by authors I didn't already know almost at random, just as an exercise in seeing what was currently on the shelves. This is about a boy called Nat Carver who is promised a puppy by his grandpa to give him an interest (Nat and his Mum are staying with grandparents because dad is on the run in Europe for financial troubles he got himself into by accident). The puppy is a full grown scruffy mutt called Woody who turns out to be a wolven – a shapechanger – who is on the run from a secret science project.It's not earth-shattering, but it's an engaging book where Nat has to overcome problems, think his way out of trouble and – realistically – know when to accept help. The adults come up trumps. The plump farmer's wife who the reader at first dismisses, turns out to be ex-military and she ends up going commando with Grandpa. The local village bully gets his comeuppance and the nasty goings on at the secret project are stopped, so it's a happy ever after ending. less

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