Milo's Wolves

by Jenny Nimmo

Milo and Mary tell their children that they have a long-lost brother, but Milo's green eyes tell the oldest daughter, Laura, that he's lying. Who is this boy? What is the unatural air of emptiness that surrounds him? And what does the sinister Society of Angels want from him? Menacing grey figures begin to circle the family. To protect the ones they love, Laura and her father must make a dangerous journey into Europe. Can they uncover the boy's secret before the wolves close in for the final bite ?

Genres: Childrens, Fantasy

245 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2001

About the author

Jenny Nimmo was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England and educated at boarding schools in Kent and Surrey from the age of six until the age of sixteen, when she ran away from school to become a drama student/assistant stage manager with Theater South East. She graduated and acted in repertory theater in various towns and cities: Eastbourne, Tunbridge Wells, Brighton, Hastings, and Bexhill.

She left Britain to teach English to three Italian boys in Almafi, Italy. On her return, she joined the BBC, first as a picture researcher, then as an assistant floor manager, studio manager (news) then finally a director/adaptor with Jackanory (a BBC storytelling program for children). She left BBC to marry a Welsh artist David Wynn Millward and went to live in Wales in her husband's family home. They live in a very old converted watermill, and the river is constantly threatening to break in, as it has done several times in the past, most dramatically on her youngest child's first birthday. During the summer they run a residential school of art, and she has to move her office, put down tools (type-writer and pencil, and don an apron and cook! They have three grown-up children, Myfawny, Ianto, and Gwenwyfar.

Reviews

[Lynda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Strange tale of a nine year old boy who comes to live with his family after spending all of his days in a lab!
His family are hassled by a man who thinks the boy is and angel.
Good quick read.

[Hannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

I just couldn't get myself to finish it. Maybe it's because it isn't really my genre but a just didn't find it interesting enough.

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting idea for a story, but the eleven year old Laura isn't a convincing narrator... and why does she call her dad by his Christian name?!

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

If your looking for something quick and easy then this is it! Nice and simple rather immature at times but then it's meant to be narrated by an 11 year old!

[AndieWrites · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of two books in a bundle titled Secret Creatures. I'm giving this 3.5 stars.

[Emorie · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has incredibly fast-paced and poor writing. Many of the references (including to wolves) make little to no sense or are never referenced again and it seems as though having an 11-year old narrator is a flimsy excuse for how substandard the writing is. Despite what seemed like an interesting storyline and plot, and some somewhat interesting curveballs, I would not recommend this book as the plot does not make up for the inadequacy of the storytelling. It gets confusing switching between the actual names for the parents - no 11 year old calls their parents by their actual name. This is a failed attempt at combining sci-fi with fantasy and to be honest, I was going to not finish it but I wanted to see if it got better. I was disappointed.