The Wolves of Woden [Paperback]

Alison Baird (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

In The Wolves of Woden, we meet Maeve's O'Connor's grandmother, Jean MacDougall.

It is 1940 and Europe is engulfed by war. Fifteen-year-old Jean is filled with the same anxiety that plagues the rest of the British colony of Newfoundland-loved ones have left to fight abroad, and invasion is an ever-present threat. On a visit to a remote village with her family, Jean wanders off and is magically transported to a mysterious realm, Annwn. Whenever her anxieties about the war get the best of her, Jean finds herself re-entering the hidden world she has discovered.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Alison Baird is the author of The Wolves of Woden; The Hidden World; The Dragon's Egg, which was nominated for the Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Award and designated a regional winner by the participating children; and White as the Waves, which was shortlisted for the IODE Violet Downey Book Award.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Global (November 25, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141311800
• ISBN-13: 978-0141311807
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,663,707 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW an amazing book . . ., July 20, 2004

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Jessica (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wolves of Woden (Paperback)

This is definetly one of the best books i've read in a long time. I couldn't put it down. I stayed up all night reading it. Alison Baird is a writer that really makes tou feel the emotions the characters are experiencing and pulls you into the world of Annwn. It is full of mystery, suspence, fear, curiosity, and romance. Just the right amount of these ingredients make for a great book. A must read for certain.
10 thumbs up !!!!!!!!!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars S'ok, October 7, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wolves of Woden (Paperback)

I found this book to be highly enjoyable and very well written but I still had several pet peeves surrounding some very brief scenes. For instance, it inaccurately depicts witches and pagans as rather barbaric, crude and evil. It also becomes rather "hokey" and monotonous in several slumps during the middle and end. I also found it rather inadequate intellectually. A nice rainy day read however and I give it a good mark.