Cassy lives with her granny, until the night that she hears strange footsteps coming into their flat. The next morning, she is packed off to her mum's - a squat in London that her beautiful, simple mother shares with a couple of actors. Cassy does her best to throw herself into her mother's life, even agreeing to take part in their travelling show called 'Wolf'. But she can't ever get rid of the feeling that something is following her, and something bad is going to happen. Her fear grows as time passes, until Cassy knows she must face up to her past: who her father is, why he left and where he has gone. What she doesn't know is that some questions are better left unanswered...
This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book features in the following series: Archway Series, Lythway Large Print, Oxford Children's Modern Classics, Oxford Childrens Modern Classics, Puffin .
This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.
There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published in 2008 by Oxford University Press .
Gillian Cross is perhaps best known for her Demon Headmaster series and its BBC adaptation. She has won many of the most prestigious awards for children's fiction, including the Carnegie Medal, the Whitbread Children's Book Award and the Smarties Prize.
This book contains the following story:
Wolf
Cassy lives with her granny, until the night that she hears strange footsteps coming into their flat. The next morning, she is packed off to her mum's - a squat in London that her beautiful, simple mother shares with a couple of actors. Cassy does her best to throw herself into her mother's life, even agreeing to take part in their travelling show called 'Wolf'. But she can't ever get rid of the feeling that something is following her, and something bad is going to happen. Her fear grows as time passes, until Cassy knows she must face up to her past: who her father is, why he left and where he has gone. What she doesn't know is that some questions are better left unanswered...
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
Wolf is an outstanding achievement. * TES *
The book is alive and real, and keeps [children] turning the pages till the end, and keeps them thinking about the story long after the book is finished. * Books for Keeps *
Richly imaginative * Mail on Sunday *
Cross subtly intertwines complex themes while building up characterisation, balancing the real-life horror of terrorism with pragmatism and mysticism. * Time Out *
Beautifully written, rich in imagery and clever in construction. * Children's Books Ireland *
This is a splendid, daring book. * School Librarian *
A thrilling adventure story * She magazine *
A really haunting novel from Gillian Cross. * The Guardian *
