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Swan Song
Book Review
My favourite part was when the swans came back home
I liked the book, it was about a boy and how he started out having a bad time, but then once he saw the swans on the ocean water he felt better.
My favourite part was when the swans came back home and they managed to save the swan gardens.
The book made me feel sad and happy at the same time, but it had a happy ending.
[Sol’s Mum messaged us to say that her son could not put this book down. He had been completely engrossed with the story.]
About the Book
Gill Lewis has written another charming story with relationships and nature at its heart.
It is a short story, but perfectly formed and with rounded characters who invite empathy.
Dylan is struggling. Since he started high school, everything has become too much to handle. Now he’s been expelled and is forced to move to the tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives. But when Grandad invites Dylan out on his boat to watch the Whooper swans return to their winter feeding ground, things begin to change. Grandad doesn’t judge or question; he just lets Dylan be.
Out on the water, with no distractions or pressure, Dylan begins to feel like himself again. But when the swans and their home are threatened, and tragedy strikes at home, can Dylan keep going when it feels like everything is slipping out of control again?
Author
Gill Lewis
Gill Lewis is a British former veterinarian turned award-winning children’s author, whose lifelong love of wildlife — nurtured as a child caring for garden creatures — deeply informs her storytelling. Her acclaimed books, such as Sky Hawk and White Dolphin, combine rich animal and nature themes with human drama, earning international recognition.
Reviewer Profile
Sol, 8
- Reviews: 2
- Likes: platypus's, pesto pasta and playing Super Mario
- Dislikes: washing-up and olives
- Favourite Book: The Boy who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd
- Favourite Film: Star Wars
- Favourite Song: Jesus Thank you by Sovereign Grace
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