Neversink - Softcover

Wolverton, Barry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006202793X ISBN 13: 9780062027931

Publisher: Walden Pond Press, 2013

Synopsis

Barry Wolverton's masterful middle-grade debut, Neversink, is an epic tale of some very un-epic birds, a fast-paced and funny story of survival, friendship, and fish, in the vein of Watership Down and Kathi Appelt's The Underneath.

Along the Arctic Circle lies a small island called Neversink, home to a colony of odd-looking seabirds called auks, including one Lockley J. Puffin. With their oceanfront views and plentiful supply of fish, the auks have few concerns—few, save for Lockley's two best friends, Egbert and Ruby, a know-it-all walrus and a sharp-tongued hummingbird.

But all of this is about to change. Rozbell, the newly crowned king of the Owl Parliament, has long had his scheming eyes on the small colony to the north. Now Neversink's independence hangs in the balance. An insurgence of owls will inevitably destroy life as the auks know it—unless Lockley can do something about it.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Along the Arctic circle lies a small island called Neversink, home to a colony of odd-looking sea birds called auks, including one Lockley J. Puffin. With their oceanfront views and plentiful supply of fish, the auks have few concerns—few, save for Lockley's two best friends, Egbert and Ruby, a know-it-all walrus and a sharp-tongued hummingbird.

But all of this is about to change. There is a famine on the mainland of Tytonia, and the king of the Owl Parliament has long had his scheming eyes on the small colony to the north. An insurgence of owls will inevitably destroy life as the auks know it—unless Lockley can do something about it.

About the Author:

Barry Wolverton makes his debut with Neversink, though he has long been interested in arctic wildfowl and Scandinavian folklore. He has also written for NationalGeographic.com, Scholastic.com, and Discovery Networks. Barry lives in Memphis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Walden Pond Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 006202793X
• ISBN 13: 9780062027931
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Illustrator: Nielson Sam