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The Wild Folk

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The Wild Folk by Sylvia Linsteadt

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By Sylvia Linsteadt

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In the land of Farallone, City boy Tin and Country girl Comfrey are guided on a quest by two young hares.

Their task is to save the mystical Wild Folk from destruction. But the Wild Folk don’t trust humans, and the children face impossible challenges and meet extraordinary creatures as they battle to save the land they love.

A timeless and magical fantasy adventure.

‘An epic quest in a beautiful, troubled world’ Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs

Reviews

08 Jul 2024

A good book for year 5. My favourite character is the first bobcat even though she only makes an appearance near the end.

01 Sep 2023

This book was really imaginative... i never would have thought of it! The writing was extremely detailed and the characters were very unique. I would recommend this book to a dreamer who loves fictional stories.

14 Aug 2023

this book was great

05 Sep 2022

It was exciting and I loved reading it. I recommend it to anyone who loves fantasy.

31 Jul 2022

Magical book!

24 Aug 2021

It was good. It was a bit boring but it was still fun to read.

23 Aug 2021

I loved that both of the children had very peculiar oddnesses and they each had a different purpose.

04 Aug 2021

This was a really interesting story with some amazing world building. The author says she has imagined this world since childhood and it shows. There is a fantasy element of Narnia in it, but without obvious connections. And instead of sending "real" kids who need an escape (from war or life) it takes a country girl and a city boy who have no idea how the other half live. Tin isn't even aware of life outside of the city or of the existence of Wild Folk.

There are parallels with our world and a harmonious life, respecting all factions of life is clearly present and an obvious moral for a child reader. I feel more from Tin or his people upon the discovery of the Wild could emphasise the moral more. Perhaps that is to come.

This had a feeling of the dystopia YA novels I've read before without dumbing it down or being age inappropriate (though there is some gun violence). I feel invested in their world.

12 Sep 2020

A gripping adventure

13 Aug 2020

I liked it because even though they had never seen each other before, they helped each other to save the island.

12 Aug 2020

This is one of books ever written.
The Wild Folk is a beautifully written timeless story based in another universe, the land of Farallone.
Two orphaned Leverets (young hares), Myrtle and Mallow, have been sent by the "Greentwins" to find Country girl Comfrey and City boy Tin, to bring them on a quest to save the suffering Farallone from destruction.
This book really brings up environmental awareness, and my favourite character is Myrtle, because she is hilarious, brave and sometimes sarcastic.
I'd recommend this book for 10+ year olds with a taste for adventure.

06 Aug 2020

This book was okay some of the chapters to me were a bit irellavent but then again they were holding up the story.i think Tin is a character that is completely relatable to in his feelings but the author made me dislike Comfrey as she was so rude quick and snappy even when people were kind to her!

I would definitely recommend to anyone who loves animals and adventures !

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!!

15 Jul 2020

The Wild Folk is the first book in The Stargold Chronicles and it is extremely amazing. Packed with tonnes of different elements, this book is both exciting and upsetting at the same time!

I love this book and have read The Wild Folk Rising as well.

This book is for everyone.

04 Jul 2020

My favourite bit was when Tin sneaked into the barn of witches and gave them a sleep potion.

09 Jun 2020

The book is a nice story that intrigues you the more and more you read it .My favourite character is comfrey because she was more adventurous.I would recommend this book to someone else

11 Aug 2019

a heart-warming tale of courage.

15 Jul 2019

I only read the first few pages on this book and I did not get the story so well. I did not know where the characters were coming from and what they are.

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