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The Wolf
One day, I'll find the wolf.
Face to face,
we'll see each other across Wolli Creek
and he'll know I've been waiting,
searching for him all my life.
Jake's dad saw the wolf before Jake was born. They say wolves don't live in this country, yet in the night Jake hears it howling, long and lonely. When Jake and Lucy hike to Sheldon Mountain in search of the wolf, Jake is out to prove his dad right or wrong; Lucy is escaping her father's cruelty. Both are tested -- physically, emotionally, spiritually -- but what they find on that dangerous, dark mountain surprises them both.
Face to face,
we'll see each other across Wolli Creek
and he'll know I've been waiting,
searching for him all my life.
Jake's dad saw the wolf before Jake was born. They say wolves don't live in this country, yet in the night Jake hears it howling, long and lonely. When Jake and Lucy hike to Sheldon Mountain in search of the wolf, Jake is out to prove his dad right or wrong; Lucy is escaping her father's cruelty. Both are tested -- physically, emotionally, spiritually -- but what they find on that dangerous, dark mountain surprises them both.
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First published August 1, 2006
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November 13, 2012
Reviewed by Karin Perry for TeensReadToo.com
Lucy is worn down by the physical and emotional abuse from her father. Nothing she ever does is right. Her mother provides zero support by allowing her father to continue the abuse. Lucy feels as though she is totally alone.
Jake has a wonderful life and family. They work together on their Australian farm and enjoy each other's company. A story his father always tells is about when he saw The Wolf. His father was twenty years old when he saw what looked like a wolf while he was fishing. The wolf came to the creek to get a drink of water. They made eye contact and then the wolf ran away. His father never saw the wolf again. People say he never saw one at all. Wolves don't live in Australia, people say.
Recently, howling has been heard every night. Of course, Jake is thinking of the wolf, desperately wanting to see him for himself. He wants to be able to share the experience with his father and prove to everyone who has ever doubted him that his father was right all along.
Living in the same community, Lucy and Jake know each other. They just don't know each other well. One day Jake and Lucy see each other at the creek between their houses. They begin to talk about the wolf and wanting to see it. Lucy sees this as a way to escape from her abusive father and tells Jake she know where it lives. They make plans to leave the next morning to find it. Along the way they experience tragedy and discovery. Lucy realizes the strength she has inside and is able to use it help Jake in more ways than one.
Steven Herrick has written an emotional survival story. The alternating points of view allow the reader insight into each character. THE WOLF is told in verse, which moves the story at a fast pace. If you like stories dealing with family struggles and first love, this would be a good choice for you.
Lucy is worn down by the physical and emotional abuse from her father. Nothing she ever does is right. Her mother provides zero support by allowing her father to continue the abuse. Lucy feels as though she is totally alone.
Jake has a wonderful life and family. They work together on their Australian farm and enjoy each other's company. A story his father always tells is about when he saw The Wolf. His father was twenty years old when he saw what looked like a wolf while he was fishing. The wolf came to the creek to get a drink of water. They made eye contact and then the wolf ran away. His father never saw the wolf again. People say he never saw one at all. Wolves don't live in Australia, people say.
Recently, howling has been heard every night. Of course, Jake is thinking of the wolf, desperately wanting to see him for himself. He wants to be able to share the experience with his father and prove to everyone who has ever doubted him that his father was right all along.
Living in the same community, Lucy and Jake know each other. They just don't know each other well. One day Jake and Lucy see each other at the creek between their houses. They begin to talk about the wolf and wanting to see it. Lucy sees this as a way to escape from her abusive father and tells Jake she know where it lives. They make plans to leave the next morning to find it. Along the way they experience tragedy and discovery. Lucy realizes the strength she has inside and is able to use it help Jake in more ways than one.
Steven Herrick has written an emotional survival story. The alternating points of view allow the reader insight into each character. THE WOLF is told in verse, which moves the story at a fast pace. If you like stories dealing with family struggles and first love, this would be a good choice for you.
September 26, 2016
Personal Response: I'm not very much into poetry but it was in free verse and was quite an amazing story. I liked the main characters and loved their adventure.
Plot: Jake had been told about the wolf his entire life by his dad. But wolves don't live in Australia. Jake wants to find the wolf and prove his dad either right or wrong. Lucy's dad is abusive and she wants to get away from him. Lucy tells Jake that she knows where the wolf lives and they go off on their little adventure. Lucy doesn't tell Jake that she lied about the wolf, instead she is climbing the mountain to get away. On their way up the mountain Jake slips and breaks his ankle. It's too late for Lucy to go back and get help before dark so the two kids find a cave and spend the night there. That night Jake and Lucy find that they don't hate each other at all and fall in love. In the morning Lucy heads down to get Jake's dad, and feels someone following her. When she turns around she is not met with her angry father but the silhouette of a dog. Weather it is a wolf or a wild dog it didn't matter. When Lucy gets back she will tell Jake the wolf he is looking for is indeed on that mountain. When Lucy goes back home she finds that her mother finally fought back and her father had left. And like most cliche stories everything turns out fine.
Characterization: Jake and Lucy both live on their farms in the valley. Lucy is stubborn and has a hatred for most people because of her abusive father eventually she learns to love other people like Jake. Jake is optimistic and is determined to find his wolf. He is positive even when his ankle is broken and in pain.
Recommendation: I recommend this to both girls and boys of most ages as it does curse every now and then. Especially people who enjoy poetry.
Plot: Jake had been told about the wolf his entire life by his dad. But wolves don't live in Australia. Jake wants to find the wolf and prove his dad either right or wrong. Lucy's dad is abusive and she wants to get away from him. Lucy tells Jake that she knows where the wolf lives and they go off on their little adventure. Lucy doesn't tell Jake that she lied about the wolf, instead she is climbing the mountain to get away. On their way up the mountain Jake slips and breaks his ankle. It's too late for Lucy to go back and get help before dark so the two kids find a cave and spend the night there. That night Jake and Lucy find that they don't hate each other at all and fall in love. In the morning Lucy heads down to get Jake's dad, and feels someone following her. When she turns around she is not met with her angry father but the silhouette of a dog. Weather it is a wolf or a wild dog it didn't matter. When Lucy gets back she will tell Jake the wolf he is looking for is indeed on that mountain. When Lucy goes back home she finds that her mother finally fought back and her father had left. And like most cliche stories everything turns out fine.
Characterization: Jake and Lucy both live on their farms in the valley. Lucy is stubborn and has a hatred for most people because of her abusive father eventually she learns to love other people like Jake. Jake is optimistic and is determined to find his wolf. He is positive even when his ankle is broken and in pain.
Recommendation: I recommend this to both girls and boys of most ages as it does curse every now and then. Especially people who enjoy poetry.
October 19, 2016
Personal Response:
I think the book was very interesting and it kept me on my toes the whole time. The way the author described everything was awesome! Throughout the whole book, I knew what was going on and what the setting looked like. They definitely need to make another book.
Plot Summary:
The book started out with different characters talking after one page. I thought that was very strange, but by the end I knew why the author did that. Jake had the perfect family, the family that was well off and acted as a family. Lucy had an abusive father and her mom didn't do anything about it. Jake wanted to know if the wolf was in the mountains and Lucy wanted to get away from her family, so they went up to the mountains. Jake fractured is ankle, so they camped in a cave and while Lucy was going back to get help, she saw the wolf. She got help and they made their way to get Jake.
Characterization: I believe Lucy matured a lot, making her way down the mountain to get help for Jake. Jake's confidence has seemed to skyrocket, because of Lucy. His attitude has totally changed too. I believe both of them have become more responsible throughout the book.
Recommendation:
I recommend this book to mature, 14 year olds who like adventure. I really liked this book and I would give it a 4 out if 5 star rating.
I think the book was very interesting and it kept me on my toes the whole time. The way the author described everything was awesome! Throughout the whole book, I knew what was going on and what the setting looked like. They definitely need to make another book.
Plot Summary:
The book started out with different characters talking after one page. I thought that was very strange, but by the end I knew why the author did that. Jake had the perfect family, the family that was well off and acted as a family. Lucy had an abusive father and her mom didn't do anything about it. Jake wanted to know if the wolf was in the mountains and Lucy wanted to get away from her family, so they went up to the mountains. Jake fractured is ankle, so they camped in a cave and while Lucy was going back to get help, she saw the wolf. She got help and they made their way to get Jake.
Characterization: I believe Lucy matured a lot, making her way down the mountain to get help for Jake. Jake's confidence has seemed to skyrocket, because of Lucy. His attitude has totally changed too. I believe both of them have become more responsible throughout the book.
Recommendation:
I recommend this book to mature, 14 year olds who like adventure. I really liked this book and I would give it a 4 out if 5 star rating.
May 27, 2013
I really enjoyed this poetic book, and giving the fact that it took place in my homeland, i felt as if i could connect to the book and stories surrounding the novel more. Taking place in Australia, Lucy is a teen with an alcoholic and abusive father and a mother who keeps telling her to "keep out of his way" or turning a blind eye to his slaps and punches. Jake lives near Lucy with a loving family who believes his father's stories about a wolf who prowls hills. One day Lucy decides to run from her family problems and Jake decides to see the wolf for himself. Lucy is tough and sweet and Jake is the best chance for Lucy's happiness. Lucy strive's for a place be to wanted and Jake holds that within his arms. The wolf is like happiness and dreams, one that is told of yet can never be found. Lucy is stuck within the illusion of her fathers cruelty and her ever lasting misery, looking for any way to escape.
August 13, 2009
I really enjoy all of Steve Herrick's novels in verse and The Wolf did not disappoint. Taking place in Australia, Lucy is a teen with an alcoholic, abusive father and a mother who keeps telling her to "keep out of his way" or turning a blind eye to his slaps and punches. Jake lives near Lucy in a close-knit, warm and loving family who believes his father's stories about a wolf who prowls hills. One day Lucy decides to run from her family problems and Jake decides to see the wolf for himself. Herrick's verse is spare yet gripping; Lucy is tough and sweet and Jake is the best chance for Lucy's happiness. Loved it, loved it, loved it!
November 13, 2007
This is the first book I've read by Herrick that I've enjoyed, even though it was flawed. The relationship between the 2 teenagers in the story developed too quickly and out of the blue to be quite believable. However, I liked how the fact that someone cared about her transformed Lucy and made her stronger and more self-confidant--it confirmed for her that she was a human being, which her abusive father had taken away. A pretty good read.
May 8, 2019
"I know Dad and his endless search for the wolf.
'Are we spotlighting tonight, Dad?'
He sighs,
'I spend my days burying sheep
and my nights chasing ghosts.'"
There is a wolf that roams Australia beside Wolli Creek. Jake Jackson knows that because his father told him the story of seeing the creature before he was even born. The wolf became an obsession, and more pressing now that their animals are turning up dead, ripped apart. No matter how hard they look, the wolf has never shown up. Jake wants nothing more than to find it himself.
"Wolf?
Who cares.
The only animal I knew
was the one I wanted to escape from."
Lucy Harding has bigger issues to face than a wild dog wandering the hills. Lucy's father dominates the household and treats her with cruelty. For most of her life, she's just tried to keep out of his way, but she can't escape the beatings, the fights. Lucy wants as far away from the farm and her family as she can get to escape her father.
"'I know where your wolf lives.'"
And so Lucy tricks Jake into knowing where the wolf is. Together, they hike to Sheldon Mountain, separate goals in mind. But out in the wilderness, matters change quickly, and the two are brought together by their differences.
This story really was moving. Herrick's descriptions are deep and rich, and his dynamic characters and their pasts bring this plot together. The prose poetry is flawless and reads quickly. I can't get enough of it. I'd highly recommend this story to anyone.
"The faint light of the moon
reflects off the iron of the hen house
and another howl floats across the valley,
long and lonely.
It's so mournful I can feel it on my skin.
He's searching for a mate,
marking his territory.
I close my eyes.
He's high on Beaumont Hill,
his head cocked arrow-straight at the moon
as he lets loose this deep wail
over the forest
and the winter paddocks.
Both of us, the wolf and me,
under a half moon,
waiting for a reply that never comes."
'Are we spotlighting tonight, Dad?'
He sighs,
'I spend my days burying sheep
and my nights chasing ghosts.'"
There is a wolf that roams Australia beside Wolli Creek. Jake Jackson knows that because his father told him the story of seeing the creature before he was even born. The wolf became an obsession, and more pressing now that their animals are turning up dead, ripped apart. No matter how hard they look, the wolf has never shown up. Jake wants nothing more than to find it himself.
"Wolf?
Who cares.
The only animal I knew
was the one I wanted to escape from."
Lucy Harding has bigger issues to face than a wild dog wandering the hills. Lucy's father dominates the household and treats her with cruelty. For most of her life, she's just tried to keep out of his way, but she can't escape the beatings, the fights. Lucy wants as far away from the farm and her family as she can get to escape her father.
"'I know where your wolf lives.'"
And so Lucy tricks Jake into knowing where the wolf is. Together, they hike to Sheldon Mountain, separate goals in mind. But out in the wilderness, matters change quickly, and the two are brought together by their differences.
This story really was moving. Herrick's descriptions are deep and rich, and his dynamic characters and their pasts bring this plot together. The prose poetry is flawless and reads quickly. I can't get enough of it. I'd highly recommend this story to anyone.
"The faint light of the moon
reflects off the iron of the hen house
and another howl floats across the valley,
long and lonely.
It's so mournful I can feel it on my skin.
He's searching for a mate,
marking his territory.
I close my eyes.
He's high on Beaumont Hill,
his head cocked arrow-straight at the moon
as he lets loose this deep wail
over the forest
and the winter paddocks.
Both of us, the wolf and me,
under a half moon,
waiting for a reply that never comes."
February 5, 2018
I really, really liked this book. Written in verse, set in Australia, it’s about Lucy and another bad father. A worthless drunken man, he tells Lucy she’s responsible for his pitiful life and terrorizes her pitiful mother.
Jake lives next door, his dad is a good one.
Both fathers are obsessed with finding an animal. Jake’s dad thinks it’s a wolf (there are none in Australia) that he saw years ago and Lucy’s dad knows it’s a dog that ran from his abuse and lives wild.
The kids set out to find the wolf.
Lucy is a great, tough girl and Jake gives her hope, care and love that she’s never had.
Jake lives next door, his dad is a good one.
Both fathers are obsessed with finding an animal. Jake’s dad thinks it’s a wolf (there are none in Australia) that he saw years ago and Lucy’s dad knows it’s a dog that ran from his abuse and lives wild.
The kids set out to find the wolf.
Lucy is a great, tough girl and Jake gives her hope, care and love that she’s never had.
September 12, 2024
I read this for school so I may be biased.
But I personally just didn’t really enjoy the story.
The romance felt kinda rushed and unnecessary, I mean Lucy didn’t like Jake a couple hours before they slept together 💀
So yeah
I can admire the writing style though, the fact it’s written in free verse poetry is pretty sick.
But I personally just didn’t really enjoy the story.
The romance felt kinda rushed and unnecessary, I mean Lucy didn’t like Jake a couple hours before they slept together 💀
So yeah
I can admire the writing style though, the fact it’s written in free verse poetry is pretty sick.
February 20, 2023
One of my favourite easy reads. So happy I grabbed it when I did.
November 12, 2009
The only reason I picked up this book is because I have a strange infatuation with wolves. Yes, I, Summer of Goodreads, goes out of her way for wolves. But I was sorely disspointed with this book. It was a bit big for it's britches if you ask me.
Jake and oh dear I almost forgot the name of the oh so misserable girl Lucy go out in the bush to hunt down a wolf that Jake's dad claims to have seen 20 years ago. Lucy claims to know where this wolf is even though she has no idea (and has a suspicion that it's just her grandma's old stray they hear howling at night) and lures Jake (who wants to prove to his father that there is no wolf) into Lucy's escape plan with out actaully telling him her motives. 1) There aren't supposed to be wolves in Austraila (a point made clear in the book) 2) Lucy just want's to get away from her abusive father. Of caorse Jake breaks his ankle in the process, crashing Lucy's hope of getting out (she'll obviously have to go back for help). They stay in the cave and a bunch of unlikely things happen between the pair that I don't find all that interesting or poetic. Infact, I've already dismissed most of the ideas injected in this book by this morning. I read the book last night. I forgot I read it this morning. It did not linger in my dreams. And I don't really care that I have.
I was suprised, when I finally opened up the book, that the story is all in poem format. I feel like this could've been a fantastic poem minus 215 pages. It felt extremely unsubstancial and uninteresting. We cover a few flashbacks, a couple short pages on current life, and then spend about 185 pages on just that one night on the hill/mountain thing with the idea of the wolf. I don't consider myself a shallow person but I really didn't see much of the symbolizm meant to be in this book. It was written with an over ambitios attidude and has failed in my veiw. Perhaps a short poem would be good, but not book material. I recomend spending your spare three hours on Dickenson or Shakespear. You'll get much more out of your time.
Jake and oh dear I almost forgot the name of the oh so misserable girl Lucy go out in the bush to hunt down a wolf that Jake's dad claims to have seen 20 years ago. Lucy claims to know where this wolf is even though she has no idea (and has a suspicion that it's just her grandma's old stray they hear howling at night) and lures Jake (who wants to prove to his father that there is no wolf) into Lucy's escape plan with out actaully telling him her motives. 1) There aren't supposed to be wolves in Austraila (a point made clear in the book) 2) Lucy just want's to get away from her abusive father. Of caorse Jake breaks his ankle in the process, crashing Lucy's hope of getting out (she'll obviously have to go back for help). They stay in the cave and a bunch of unlikely things happen between the pair that I don't find all that interesting or poetic. Infact, I've already dismissed most of the ideas injected in this book by this morning. I read the book last night. I forgot I read it this morning. It did not linger in my dreams. And I don't really care that I have.
I was suprised, when I finally opened up the book, that the story is all in poem format. I feel like this could've been a fantastic poem minus 215 pages. It felt extremely unsubstancial and uninteresting. We cover a few flashbacks, a couple short pages on current life, and then spend about 185 pages on just that one night on the hill/mountain thing with the idea of the wolf. I don't consider myself a shallow person but I really didn't see much of the symbolizm meant to be in this book. It was written with an over ambitios attidude and has failed in my veiw. Perhaps a short poem would be good, but not book material. I recomend spending your spare three hours on Dickenson or Shakespear. You'll get much more out of your time.
October 13, 2014
Dit boek valt duidelijk buiten mijn comford zone. Dit was ook de bedoeling, aangezien dit boek voor mijn boekenbingokaart is. De roep van de wolf had ik al bijna een jaar in huis. Dit boek zat namelijk in mijn Lemniscaat YA tas. Steven Herrick schrijft boeken in versjesvorm. Ik ben geen fan van gedichten/poëzie/versjes, maar als ik een boek in huis heb, moet ik hem natuurlijk wel lezen en nu viel deze natuurlijk perfect samen met mijn bingochallenge.
Toen ik het boek open sloeg, zag ik direct dat er maar zeer weinig tekst op een pagina staat. Tijdens het lezen, merkte ik ook dat de versjes niet zo waren als ik verwachtte. De zinnen rijmen bijvoorbeeld niet. Het zijn eigenlijk gewoon zeer veel korte zinnetjes onder elkaar. Dit was voor mij enigszins een opluchting.
Het boek las eigenlijk zeer vlot, waardoor ik die 219 pagina's dan ook zo uit had. De roep van de wolf gaat eigenlijk over een meisje Lucy en een jongen Jake. Jake hoort al jaren het verhaal van zijn vader aan over een mogelijke wolf in de buurt van hun huis, terwijl Lucy al jaren denkt dat het hun oude, verwilderde, weggelopen hond is die ze soms wel eens horen huilen. Samen gaan ze op zoek naar deze legende.
Ik was niet echt onder de indruk van het verhaal, maar het was wel een leuk, vlot verhaal voor tussendoor.
Toen ik het boek open sloeg, zag ik direct dat er maar zeer weinig tekst op een pagina staat. Tijdens het lezen, merkte ik ook dat de versjes niet zo waren als ik verwachtte. De zinnen rijmen bijvoorbeeld niet. Het zijn eigenlijk gewoon zeer veel korte zinnetjes onder elkaar. Dit was voor mij enigszins een opluchting.
Het boek las eigenlijk zeer vlot, waardoor ik die 219 pagina's dan ook zo uit had. De roep van de wolf gaat eigenlijk over een meisje Lucy en een jongen Jake. Jake hoort al jaren het verhaal van zijn vader aan over een mogelijke wolf in de buurt van hun huis, terwijl Lucy al jaren denkt dat het hun oude, verwilderde, weggelopen hond is die ze soms wel eens horen huilen. Samen gaan ze op zoek naar deze legende.
Ik was niet echt onder de indruk van het verhaal, maar het was wel een leuk, vlot verhaal voor tussendoor.
January 15, 2011
A good, quick story about an Australian farm girl who goes out into the bush in search of a wolf. Nothing supernatural, no wearwolves, just a strange out-of-the-way setting. As with all good stories, there is more going on than meets the eye: the wolf may be a metaphor, the cave may represent something else, the spare sense of silence may say more than the words on the page. Ellen Hopkins has brought the poetic novel to the YA mainstream, but teens will find this is more in line with Sonya Sones. Although there is some darkness - an abusive dad, a recently deceased relative - it is completely appropriate for middle school; the serious tone may work better for high school students.
March 19, 2012
Steven Herrick has become my new favourite author and I am searching for more and more books of his to read. I love poetry and I love novels so to read a verse novel is perfect.
[SPOILER ALERT]
I love that his stories are different but they all seem to interlock, for instance in lonesome howl and black painted fingernails both of the female characters are anti-social and have partly bad relationships with their family (and vice-versa) but by the end of the book they open up and you find more about them.
I loved that in Lonesome Howl it's all about believing, is it about whether we know for certain it is true or the hope and happiness that comes with believing?
Absolutely love this book and reccomend it to anyone and I think Black painted fingernails is a good book to read afterwoods :D
[SPOILER ALERT]
I love that his stories are different but they all seem to interlock, for instance in lonesome howl and black painted fingernails both of the female characters are anti-social and have partly bad relationships with their family (and vice-versa) but by the end of the book they open up and you find more about them.
I loved that in Lonesome Howl it's all about believing, is it about whether we know for certain it is true or the hope and happiness that comes with believing?
Absolutely love this book and reccomend it to anyone and I think Black painted fingernails is a good book to read afterwoods :D
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 7, 2009
I ended up really loving this but the beginning had a bit of a slow start. I really love the way this story unfolds. I can't really describe the writing except that it is very vivid and makes you feel like you're there with the characters, experiencing what they are doing, feeling the way they're feeling. There's so much going on here emotionally and I think that's what makes this such a beautiful read.
My only "complaints" were:
1) I sort of felt like the ending was wrapped up a bit too quickly and almost a bit too happily. Dad's departure didn't seem particularly realistic to me.
2) I'm not sure why the girl on the cover is blonde! Herrick explains at least twice that Lucy has beautiful BLACK hair... so what's up with the blonde on the cover?
My only "complaints" were:
1) I sort of felt like the ending was wrapped up a bit too quickly and almost a bit too happily. Dad's departure didn't seem particularly realistic to me.
2) I'm not sure why the girl on the cover is blonde! Herrick explains at least twice that Lucy has beautiful BLACK hair... so what's up with the blonde on the cover?
August 22, 2011
I love that I can say "unpretentious" and "verse novel" about the same book. To me, the verse novel seems the perfect medium for today's young adults, who are used to having their information presented to them in byte-size chunks. A tender and real story with notably Australian characters,drama, love, humour, tension and magic unfolds with dignity and elegance in spare and very natural-sounding verse. I read this in one pre-sleep go, and was impressed with how effortless every sentence seemed. I'm intrigued to know how hard Herrick worked to get his story to flow so freely, because there are no "Aren't I clever?!" signposts evident here at all.
January 10, 2015
Goed, toen ik dit boek ontving in mijn surprise Lemniscaat pakketje, wist ik niet dat het alleen maar uit 'gedichtjes' ofwel versjes zou bestaan. Nog nooit zoiets gelezen, en dus was mijn ervaring ook niet echt super. Ik kan echt niet tegen zinnen die halverwege afgebroken worden, je zult mij dus ook nooit vrijwillig een gedicht zien lezen. Het voelt dan alsof je soort van hyperventilerend de zinnen aan het lezen bent.
Dus. Het enige voordeel was dat ik er doorheen vloog omdat de teksten maar zo kort waren en ik het dus binnen 7 uur (inclusief vele pauzes) uitgelezen heb. Maar meer dan twee sterren vond ik het niet waard.
Dus. Het enige voordeel was dat ik er doorheen vloog omdat de teksten maar zo kort waren en ik het dus binnen 7 uur (inclusief vele pauzes) uitgelezen heb. Maar meer dan twee sterren vond ik het niet waard.
July 20, 2008
I read this a few months ago. It was enjoyable, but had some stretches in it that as a reader you had to allow. You have two contrasting kids, a girl and a boy (I never remember character names!). The girl is in an abusive family and the boy in a normal happy loving family. One day she goes to run away, he comes with her (not to run away but to search for a wolf) and they have an adventure. They have sex. It is understated, but there making this a high school book when otherwise it may have been okay for middle school. Should I tell you it has a happy ending? It does. Worth reading.
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May 29, 2013I wasn't sure what to expect of this book, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It takes you through Lucy's life, living with an abusive father who sits in the yard waiting for nothing. You also have Jake, who's Dad is obsessed with the wolf. Their journey together up Sheldon Mountain shows just how a little hope can make things better and that with someone lifting you up you can reach farther.
July 10, 2008
This is our Summer Book Club book, and I was mildly disappointed, though deftly written it seemed a little open ended. I would have felt better had there been a little more explanation between Jake and Lucy's relationship, it seems kind of sudden(though teen love often is). Otherwise I think it was a pleasant read, and the end gives me hope that others might do the same.
December 14, 2016
I picked up this book because I have been enjoying middle grade lately. This book was a quick read but I took my time with it. Its called The Wolf but had very little to do with one other than sightings and notions of one. The novel centered around three young people, it shifted to all their propectives and confused me at first. It was touching and endearing.
April 24, 2023
Why would you allude to your book being about wolves in the title, cover and premise only for it to be a boring-ass journey focusing on boring-ass characters and their drama? There's not even any payoff to the wolf subplot.
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May 4, 2012
Ook weer een mooi boek van Steven Herrick, hoewel Aan de rivier en Cold skin me méér raakten.
Juist de eenvoud en de versvorm geven zijn boeken precies de kracht die ze nodig hebben. Er staat geen woord teveel.
Juist de eenvoud en de versvorm geven zijn boeken precies de kracht die ze nodig hebben. Er staat geen woord teveel.
July 31, 2015
Steven Herrick you are amazing. The only part of your books I don't like are the endings... Simply because I never want them to end! Fell in love with Jake and Lucy, how you make us love your characters in so few words still astounds me... Thank you!
November 17, 2007
This book was really beautiful. It was a quick read; the whole thing was poems that didn't rhyme. I really liked it.
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July 21, 2010novel in verse, Australia
July 13, 2012
The style of this book was gorgeously written! I love it!
I love that the author is able to capture the characters' issues. It's definately relate-able and lovely.
Thank you Steven Herrick.
I love that the author is able to capture the characters' issues. It's definately relate-able and lovely.
Thank you Steven Herrick.
Want to read
October 1, 2012I don't remember if I liked it or not all I remember was that it was interesting , so I am going to read it again.
December 21, 2015
I liked this book because of the form it was written in. It is refreshing to read a whole book as a poem.
November 11, 2012
I liked this book because of the form it was written in. It is refreshing to read a whole book as a poem.
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