First Wolf

Wolf #1

by Carole Anne Carr

It was Toland’s twelfth year of life when his father hurled the wolf’s head at the mighty Eorl Uhtred, bringing his childhood to a violent end. In great danger, he travels with his faithful hound Bodo through Anglo-Saxon Northumbria, and his adventures lead him to the mysterious hermit on Inner Farne, the mystery of the stolen jewels, a blood debt, and a terrible discovery at the White Church.

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2009

About the author

I publish novels and shorter stories for children aged 4 to 14.
After early retirement from teaching, I now write full time - books for children, and books and poetry for grownups.

My children's historical fiction is used by universities and schools in the UK and in many parts of the world.

Member of the Society of Authors.

Now completed MA in literature.

Website:
http://caroleannecarr.co.uk

Email:,caroleannecarr@btinternet.com

Reviews

[Merissa (Archaeolibrarian) · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want a book to get your child (or yourself!) interested in the Anglo-Saxon period, then this is the book to do it. The author has an amazing knowledge of Northumberland and Lindisfarne which is written into the story without taking it over. The period of the piece is also extremely well written, giving excellent descriptions of life, clothing and food etc.

There is a young hero that you will be rooting, a strange helper that you will find intriguing, a villain you will be booing and a young girl that you will like!

Wonderful.

[Malcolm Wilson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm thoroughly enjoying the plot and quite like the characters. The distance between three and five stars is spanned by an impenetrable forest of adverbials. It's like an English teacher has told the author that Proper Sentences all need to begin with adverbial phrases. No. Please, no more.

Carole Anne Carr just needs a good, honest and professional editor; then this story would fly.