Joe has always loved the moorlands above his home: the wildness, the freedom, the peace. But since his father died, everything has changed, and the moors are no longer a place of refuge. Now the whole community is divided over the fate of the hen harriers that nest up there in the heather - and Joe is stuck right in the middle, with a choice to make, and a huge secret to keep. Joe can't do what's right for everyone. But can he find the strength to fight for what he really believes in? Expert storyteller Gill Lewis presents a beautiful tale of loss, expectation, and change - with an important and thought-provoking environmental message.
Industry Reviews
`"Lewis's confident, economical prose takes the reader up, up and away."'
The Times
`"Lewis writes beautifully about nature and animals."'
Daily Mail
`"Gill Lewis has established herself as the principal contemporary writer of animal stories, combining a vet's knowledge of her subject with a novelist's capacity for character and plot."'
Telegraph
`"The best book I have ever read. I couldn't stop reading it Its the BEST."'
Lilybelle, Guardian Childrens Books website
`"An emotionally rich and convincing story of loyalty, change, challenge and community ... Sky Dancer is a bold, brilliantly told story which makes readers feel they can surmount huge obstacles."'
Playing by the Book
`"Vivid, difficult and satisfying, this is magnificent storytelling."
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The Guardian
`"Powerfully written from multiple perspectives, Lewis produces something very special with each new book."'
The Daily Mail
`"A bold and beautiful tale of friendship, nature and community."'
School Zone
`"A radical story with many thought provoking messages."'
The Book Bag
`"About social justice, rural communities and hen harriers on moorland, it is tightly written, sharply observed and well plotted." - one of the best children's books of the year'
Sunday Times
`"No one writes about nature with as much passion and intelligence as Gill Lewis, whose books tackle controversial environmental issues through memorable characters trapped in dilemmas."'
The Daily Mail
`"Sky Dancer is a fabulous read - an emotionally gripping, totally uplifting, captivating story with an important environmental theme."'
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