Huntingthe predator and its preyis at the heart of this riveting and suspenseful novel. In the computer game world of Bow Hunterthirteen-year-old Caseys worldthere are no deaths, just kills. In Nashobas worldthe wolf worldthere have been no kills. For this is March, the Starving Time in the Iron Mountain region of Colorado, when wolves and ravens alike are desperate for food. With the help of a raven, the miraculous Merla, Nashoba must lead his pack of eight to their next meal. The wolf hates being dependent on a mere bird, but Merla is a bird wise beyond her years. When Caseys path crosses Nashobas, the worlds of two very different hunters collide.

 

This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Parents' Choice Award.

This book is part of a book series called Predators .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Atheneum Books .

Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of Locomotive , winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 , a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; Lightship , also a Sibert Honor Book; and Racecar Alphabet , an ALA Notable Children's Book. He has illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories, Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring , a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca. com.