A powerful story of courage and freedom set against an oppressive government. It has already been translated into numerous languages and is the winner of the highly prestigious Prix Saint Exupery.
One voice is the weapon against tyranny in this powerful hymn to courage and freedom.Four teenagers escape from their prison-like boarding schools to take up the fight against the tyrannical government that murdered their parents fifteen years earlier. Fleeing across icy mountains from a pack of terrifying dog-men sent to hunt them down, only three of the friends make it safely to Jahn's Restaurant, the headquarters of a secret resistance movement. It is here they learn about courage, freedom and love, and discover the astonishing power of one voice as the battle begins - to free a depressed and terrified nation from a generation of cruelty, and to save their captured friend, forced to fight to the death in a barbaric ancient game.
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One voice is the weapon against tyranny in this powerful hymn to courage and freedom.Four teenagers escape from their prison-like boarding schools to take up the fight against the tyrannical government that murdered their parents fifteen years earlier. Fleeing across icy mountains from a pack of terrifying dog-men sent to hunt them down, only three of the friends make it safely to Jahn's Restaurant, the headquarters of a secret resistance movement.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Winter Song and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Winter Song features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Winter Song was written by Jean-Claude Mourlevat and published by Walker Books Ltd an imprint of Walker Books
Winter Song has 420 pages