Sometimes heroes can be found in the most unlikely places. Fourteen-year-old Clarence Feather knows no world beyond desolate Mayfair Heights. Three years ago, his mother was killed before his eyes by a stray bullet. When his father becomes unable to keep the family afloat, Clarence is manipulated into running drugs. But he longs to be a good person, in spite of the seemingly impossible odds. Wandering through his neighborhood, Clarence meets Mona, a huge albino Great Dane. The two develop a deep bond. When he is forced to attend a dog fight as a rite of passage, Clarence realizes that Mona isnt safe, and neither is he. Can he find a way to protect Mona? Can he survive life in Mayfair Heights and still become the person his mother wanted him to be? A novel about self-reliance, difficult choices, and imagination in the face of danger and isolation, Wirewalkeris a masterfully written debut that blends gritty realism with moments of fantastical escape.

 

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Amber Castle has always loved fairy tales and the legends of Guinevere and King Arthur. She's also a keen horse rider, and when she tried archery for the first time a few years ago, she found it so much fun she now does it every week! Mary Hall was born in Essex. She studied architecture at Bath University and become an architect before turning her hand to children's book illustrating. Mary has worked on books and magazines and has now been illustrating for over 15 years.