Stormwalker

By: Mike Revell

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Paperback | 5 December 2017

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Ever since his mother died, 11-year-old Owen has felt lost. He's drifting apart from his dad, his grades are dropping, and the only thing keeping him sane are the soccer trials coming up.

Then, in the middle of school one day, he is sucked out of real life and thrown into a desolate alternative world, a largely deserted wasteland where a menacing storm of Darkness plagues the city, threatening his life and the lives of the people who dwell there.

Terrifying as this new world is, Owen recognizes it--his dad is an author, and this is the setting of his new novel. Fueled by his grief over the loss of his mom, Owen's dad has conjured a world so real and so fraught that Owen is transported to it every time his dad sets pen to paper. And he has to live out every word in the story.

But each jump devours chunks of his real life. Owen misses days of school, and even a key soccer game that threatens his chances of having a shot at appearing in the tryouts at all. Owen desperately wants these events to stop, but doesn't want to plunge his dad any further into the well of unhappiness that threatens to drown them both.

With social services threatening to ship Owen off to his aunt's house and his school career spiraling out of control, what if finishing the story and battling the Darkness is the only way Owen can save himself . . . and his dad?

Industry Reviews

Praise for Mike Revell "[A] wonderfully engaging and thought-provoking debut."--Booklist (Starred Review, on Stonebird) "A heartbreakingly good debut. Fresh and beautifully written, this is something very special."--Robin Stevens, author of A Murder Most Unladylike (on Stonebird) "A beautiful, delicate story about a boy who is just trying to do the right thing for everyone, and it will provoke much thought and discussion."--The Bookbag (on Stonebird) Praise for Mike Revell "[A] wonderfully engaging and thought-provoking debut."--Booklist (Starred Review, on Stonebird) "An active and compassionate middle-grade primer on overcoming grief."--Kirkus Reviews "Stormwalker is a fantastic read - paced beautifully, with incredible tension and yet a thread of fun simmering throughout. Like all the best apocalyptic movies - it has a running sense of impending doom that is lightened by an everyday boy's approach to the danger."--Minerva Reads "It's a strange and engrossing fugue of real life and fictional world, given impetus and conviction by the grief shared by Owen and his dad."--Charlotte's Library "Revell's well-paced storytelling will keep the pages turning." --Booklist "Stormwalker is the stunning new novel from Mike Revell which took my breath away filled with drama, darkness and the unknown it was a truly wondrous read. Thoughtful and moving this is an extraordinary, emotional adventure which I urge you to read."--Book Lover Jo

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