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The Last Wild by Piers Torday (view source)
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The quest-journey is not an unusual theme in literature for both adults and children, and the canny reader will guess some of the plotlines before they are revealed. But to be bothered by that would be to miss the point. This story is about the relationship between the travelling companions, and about how a young boy grows in maturity as he learns to shoulder an extraordinary destiny. It has as dark side, as humanity is shown in all its greed and destructiveness, but most of all this is a charming tale, based on an original and intriguing premise and with more than a whiff of magic about it.
Another couple of good stories involving animals which deal with issues of bereavement and loss without wallowing in pathos are [[Doglands by Tim Willocks]] and [[Flyaway by Lucy Christopher]]. We also have a review of [[The Lost Magician by Piers Torday]].
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