LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
May 2014 Debut of the Month An incredible, heart-breaking debut Urgle is a gripping, imaginative debut, with a world comparable to Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking trilogy. Heart-warming but completely gripping action-adventure for readers of 10+.
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Urgle Synopsis
'When the next baby is dropped, I will leave to make room for him. He will take my place.' Abandoned at birth, the Brothers of the Ikkuma Pit know no mothers. They fend for themselves, each training their Little Brother to survive - until they grow into men and it's time for their Leaving Day. No boy knows what's beyond the forest. No Brother who left has ever come back. Until now.
Outside the Pit, danger is ever present. Finding his Little Brother Cubby is Urgle’s only goal, but this new world may have a different destiny in mind....
About This Edition
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9781849395731 |
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1st May 2014 |
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Meaghan McIsaac |
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Andersen Press Ltd |
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Paperback |
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352 pages |
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Urgle |
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Press Reviews
Meaghan McIsaac Press Reviews
An imaginative world with the glint of originality ... richly conceived -- Nicolette Jones Sunday Times 'Book of the Week
The Pit and its community (are) a thought-through world, the writing sharp and funny, the boys an arresting mixture of toughness and tenderness Guardian
Fierce questions are woven in to a fast paced adventure that will delight thrill seekers and deep thinkers alike. Katy Clapham, Storytellers, Inc.
A fast-moving, sometimes heartbreaking adventure with enough action to keep readers entertained, [with] a subtle message that no one should be judged without having a chance to prove him- or herself. -- Laura Godfrey Quill & Quire
An enticing debut The School Librarian
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About Meaghan McIsaac
Meaghan grew up in Canada. A sci-fi/fantasy nerd, she packed up all her movies and books, and shipped off to the UK to complete an MA in Writing for Children. Meaghan eventually returned to Canada broke, and worked at a series of unpaid internships at publishing houses, magazines and gossip rags. Through it all, she was writing stories in the office, on the subway, and in her lunch breaks.
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