The Rise of Wolves by Kerr Thomson (author) (UK edition)

A stunningly atmospheric story for young readers from
the award-winning author of The Sound of Whales.

’Thomson’s ambitious plot, tight, poetic prose and feel for
history is a breath of island air.’ THE TIMES on THE
SOUND OF WHALES

Innis Munro is walking home across the bleak wilderness of Nin
Island when he hears the chilling howl of a wolf.

But there are no wolves on the island – not since they were
hunted to extinction, centuries ago.

He decides to investigate his island home and accepts an ancient
challenge: he who jumps the Bonnie Laddie’s Leap wins a fortune.

As the wolves rise from the darkness of history, and long-buried
secrets resurface, Innis’s adventure truly begins …

The second novel by 2014 Times/Chicken House
Children’s Fiction Competition winner Kerr Thomson, whose debut
The Sound of Whales was Waterstones’ Scottish Children’s
Book of the Month

A classic, atmospheric adventure set on an enchantingly
remote Scottish island

Themes of conservation and nature nestle inside a tale
of friendship, bravery and determination