We Were Wolves
Age 13+
Family Break-Up Fantasy & Magical Realism Nature, Separation, The Natural World Personal & Social Issues: Truancy & School Problems, Thrillers Personal & Social Issues: Divorce
Boy lives in a caravan on his own in the woods. His dad, John, is in prison and promises to get out soon. All the boy needs to do is survive alone for a little while longer.
But dark forces are circling – like the dangerous man in the Range Rover, who is looking for his stolen money. And then there are the ancient forces that have lain asleep in the woods for an age...
Creators
Jason Cockcroft was born in New Zealand, and raised in Leeds, West Yorkshire. He graduated from Falmouth School of Art and is the illustrator and author of over forty books for children, including the illustrated covers for the last three books in the Harry Potter series. Jason won the inaugural Blue Peter Book Award and has been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Reviews
The wonderful illustrations, of night time wolves that terrorise dreams and the marvelous stag with its twelve tiered candelabra antlers, make the story all the more moving. The tension builds then falls away, but the sense of love and menace never leaves.
SA Weekend
This broken home is filled with love and while love and support doesn’t repair people, it can bring them up when they need it. Though, lets have a fair warning about this book, it is filled with grief, heart ache, loss and despair. And obviously with all this darkness, I loved it!!!…4/5
Blue Fairy Tales
‘We Were Wolves’ is a powerful story of mental health, family, and the challenge of doing what is right, versus staying loyal to those you love. A darkly intense illustrated novel about survival, the natural world and the complex bond between father and son.
Little Waller
It is hauntingly beautiful in both words and stunning illustrations. … Overall, We Were Wolves was an emotional and thought provoking read that I won’t forget soon.
Labs and Literature
We Were Wolves is beautifully written, with strong verbal imagery supported by powerful pencil sketches. It’s a story which will remain with me for a long time. Mature younger YA readers will enjoy this
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