Wild Boy, Nancy Springer
Wild Boy, Nancy Springer
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Wild Boy
A Tale of Rowan Hood

Author: Nancy Springer

Narrator: Emily Gray

Unabridged: 2 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/23/2008


Synopsis

Nancy Springer is a two-time recipient of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Her beloved Rowan Hood books are favorites of young readers. Wild Boy, the fourth book of the series, tells the story of Rook-a feral, homeless orphan who stalks Sherwood Forest like a wild animal. Ever since the Sheriff of Nottingham killed his father, Rook has screamed for vengeance. Now with the evil Sheriff 's son caught in one of his man-traps, Rook may finally get the chance to exact his revenge.

About Nancy Springer

NANCY SPRINGER is the author of the nationally bestselling Enola Holmes novels, including The Case of the Missing Marquess, which was made into the hit Netflix movie, Enola Holmes. She is the author of more than 50 other books for children and adults. She has won many awards, including two Edgar Awards, and has been published in more than thirty countries. She lives in Florida.


Reviews

3.5 Continuing the Rowan Hood series, I was a bit reticent to pick up this installment. I've been a bit meh about this series overall, and haven't really gotten into the whole 'each book being about the backstory of a different character' thing. Added to that the fact that Rook, while an interesting c......more

Goodreads review by EJ

There's a whole lot of teenage angst and melodrama going on in this series.......more

Goodreads review by Steven

Probably the most enjoyable of these books so far... I mean again we sort of have the third book in a row where the villain is the abusive father of one of the characters thing, but at least this time it's a little bit different with the twist of Rook having to deal with his feelings about his father......more

This character had the most random introduction in the series, but his book was a lot of fun. I loved seeing the world through his eyes and how his thought process worked. I also really enjoyed the plot and the new character of the Sheriff's son. The Sheriff's son might actually be my favorite chara......more