To learn more about me, where i get my ideas, how i write, my favorite books, and more, please visit my website. Mr christies book award for 12 and up canadian library association book of the year for children silver birch award, ontario library. A small bats curiosity touches off a war of extermination against all his kind in this actionpacked odyssey from the author of dead water zone 1993. Oppels achievement in this book is to have created much more than an action adventure involving bats. The silverwing trilogy is a series of books written by kenneth oppel, which is a sort of gothesque fantasy adventure about bats. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide. Click on the icon on the right to download the latest version of adobe.
Kenneth oppel was born in the year 1967, in the mill town of port alberni located on vancouver island, bc. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading silverwing the silverwing trilogy book 1. Silverwing by kenneth oppel is one of the best books i have ever read. His books include the silverwing series, which has sold over a million copies around the world. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide, and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. The main characters of this fantasy, animals story are. He is known for his fiction books for children, young adults, picture books, and screenplays. Firewing silverwing, book 3 by kenneth oppel fantastic fiction.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sunwing the silverwing trilogy book 2. The third book of the saga, firewing, describes the adventures of shades child. After breaking one of the animal worlds biggest rules and becoming a fugitive, and getting lost at sea during a migration, shade goes. Kenneth oppel wrote his first novel at age fourteen and hasnt looked back. Silverwing is a bestselling childrens novel, written by kenneth oppel, first published in 1997 by harpercollins. First published by harpercollins in 1997, it is the first installment in the bestselling series of the same name. An edition of this book was published by recorded books.
Darkwing is a prequel, of sorts, taking place in prehistoric times, and could be read as a. Silverwing is a bestselling fiction novel, written by kenneth oppel, published in 1997. Times bestseller and was named childrens novel of the year by the london times. Silverwing shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony, determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. Silverwing silverwing, book 1 by kenneth oppel book cover, description. He wrote four books for the silverwing novel series. Read silverwing, by kenneth oppel online on bookmate shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. To receive email news about new books by kenneth oppel visit harpercollins author tracker.
Silverwing is a childrens novel by canadian author kenneth oppel. Kenneth oppel is the bestselling author of numerous books for young readers, including airborn, which won the governor generals award for childrens literature, and the silverwing trilogy, which has sold over a million copies worldwide. Book wizard silverwing how one small bat became a noble hero. Silverwing book by kenneth oppel official publisher. Sunwing the silverwing trilogy by kenneth oppel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Some of his other books include the boundless, the nest, every hidden thing and half brother, winner of the canadian library associations book of the. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 299 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Oppel s achievement in this book is to have created much more than an action adventure involving bats. In anthropomorphising them, he explores their collective dreams and aspirations, as well as their individual characters. Kenneth oppel books list of books by author kenneth oppel. From 1995 to 1996, oppel worked as an editor atquill and quire, the trade magazine of the canadian publishing industry.
Him and another named bathsheba gets separated from their pack on there way to hibernaculum, but. The first three books, taking place contemporary to publication date, are best read in order. Silverwing is highly popular as a book for use in the classroom and library. Shade, a young silverwing bat and the runt of his colony, wants to see the sun. Silverwing the silverwing trilogy kenneth oppel on. All four books, published between 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2007, are commonly assigned in the curriculum of upper elementary and middle school grades in canada, and in some parts of the united states. There are fantasy sequences capable of captivating both children and adults, and one of the newest is by kenneth oppel. Sunwing the silverwing trilogy book 2 kindle edition. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Kenneth oppel booklist kenneth oppel message board.
Fiction shade, a young silverwing bat and the runt of his colony, wants to see the sun. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. No remainder mark, no previous owner markings or inscriptions, not price clipped, not a book club edition, not an exlib. Zephyr is also an oracle, and accurately predicts the events of the book before they even happen. This first powerful novel successfully creates a new fantasyworld, and a convincing simulation of bat life. To take a look at the fictional world of airborn and skybreaker, visit. But hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. I began reading this novel because my grandson in the fourth grade was reading it.
During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. Fiction graphic novels historical fiction history horror memoir music mystery. See all 21 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Created by novel novice view on novel novice share. See all books authored by kenneth oppel, including airborn, and halfminute horrors, and more on. Silverwing by kenneth oppel is a really good book in my opinion. Your common house bat i wish i was assigned this kind of book for class. The first book was adapted into an animated television miniseries, shown on teletoon and jetix. Silverwing by kenneth oppel stellaluna by janell cannon firewing by kenneth oppel sunwing by kenneth oppel darkwing by kenneth oppel. But he is determined to prove himself on the long and dangerous winter migration to hi. Silverwing novel simple english wikipedia, the free.
The main character, shade, is a small silverwing bat, who is frequently mocked and called runt. Pdf sunwing book silverwing free download 299 pages. Shade silverwing is the runt of the colony, and he lives a life of darkness, as bats were not allowed to see the sun due to an ancient battle. The first edition of the novel was published in august 12th 1999, and was written by kenneth oppel. His notable publications include matt cruse series and the silverwing saga. In satisfying his desire to catch just a glimpse of the sun, young shade defies a punishment imposed millions of years before when bats refused to fight in the great war between the birds and the beasts. Free download or read online silverwing pdf epub book. I love this book because it is very, very, very suspenseful.
Silverwing by kenneth oppel read online on bookmate. Free download or read online sunwing pdf epub silverwing series book. This book is about a young bat named shade, the runt of his colony. Printz honor book award and the canadian governor generals literary award for childrens literature. Kenneth oppel, who had his first book published when he was 18, really hit his stride a dozen years later with silverwing, the first volume in a thrilling adventure trilogy set in the nocturnal world of bats that immediately captured the attention of middle readers and award juries alikemore. However, despite the fact that opel was born in port alberni, he spent a bigger part of his childhood days in victoria, bc, and halifax, nova scotia. The following downloadable study guides are free to use for educational purposes. Silverwing the silverwing trilogy book 1 kindle edition by oppel, kenneth. Silverwing is a bestselling childrens novel, written by kenneth oppel, first published in 1997. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of jules verne and robert louis stevenson, kenneth oppel, author of the bestselling silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by. Commercial reproduction or redistribution is strictly prohibited. The tone and artistic ambition of this series of bestsellers has been compared to the classic animal novel watership down. Shade takes a dare from another young silverwing bat, and takes. My latest book is skybreaker, the sequel to airborn.
Hes determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to hibernaculum, millions. The silverwing book series is a series of novels by kenneth oppel about the adventures of a young bat. Darkwing is a prequel, of sorts, taking place in prehistoric times, and could be read as a standalone. Silverwing silverwing, book 1 by kenneth oppel fantastic fiction. Author of silverwing, airborn, half brother, this dark endeavour, the boundless, the nest, every hidden thing and inkling, coming fall 2018. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 128 pages and is available in mass market paperback format. Sunwing is the second novel in the silverwing franchise. Sunwing the silverwing trilogy book 2 kindle edition by kenneth oppel.
Fine book with bruising to spine ends in fine dust jacket. Sunwing silverwing book 2 kindle edition by kenneth oppel author 4. Kenneth oppel audio books, best sellers, author bio. Airborn, winner of a governor generals award and the michael l. Oppel moved to england and wrote a number of books during that period, gleaning several ideas while working at typing students papers. Part 2 of interview with kenneth oppel about this dark endeavor. Firewing silverwing, book 3 by kenneth oppel book cover, description, publication history. Oppel provides the bats with humanistic traits, which has led to its comparison to the popular children.
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