Wild Spirits

Submitted by dmacdonell on Wed, 2010-03-31 23:53

Wild Spirits

By Rosa Jordan

978-1-55488-729-3
June 2010
272pp, Paperback
$12.99 CAD

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If you're passionate about wildlife welfare, have a budding activist on your hands, or just looking for some inspiration about making your own small impact on the world then this is the book for you.

Diary of a Bookworm

I could see this plot being real life.

The Farmer's Daughter's Bookshelf

Wild Spirits is a quiet, beautiful book. I was drawn in instantly, and I have to say this is one of my favorite books that has ever been sent to me for review.

The Bodacious Pen

Jordan's prose is crisp and lucid, as the plot trots along at a good pace from the outset, introducing quirky but appealing characters.

Trail Daily Times

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.