Savannah Grey. Cliff McNish
by:
Cliff McNish (author)
It's a difficult time for fifteen-year-old Savannah Grey - she's settled into her latest foster placement, but her body is acting strangely. Then other strange things begin to happen: nature, it seems, is exerting an overpowering force on the world. Birds behave erratically. Gusts of wind blow...
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It's a difficult time for fifteen-year-old Savannah Grey - she's settled into her latest foster placement, but her body is acting strangely. Then other strange things begin to happen: nature, it seems, is exerting an overpowering force on the world. Birds behave erratically. Gusts of wind blow leaves so fiercely they seem to lure people away. And Savannah discovers she has supernatural powers. Meanwhile, she feels drawn to the new boy Reece whose life is even stranger than hers. Quickly Savannah and Reece realise that nature has a purpose for them both. For they are on course to meet the vile and evil Ocrassa, who wants to destroy the world by corrupting nature. And it wants Savannah Grey to help realise its savage intent.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781842556320 (1842556320)
Publish date: April 1st 2011
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Pages no: 234
Edition language: English
Savannah Grey has a new home, new foster parents and a new issue. There is something strange going on in her throat, she's making strange sounds and it's making her very worried. She's also reflexly protectective of it, dangerously so. She has a feeling something is following her and is trying ...
What an interesting premise for a story. Savannah Grey is 15 and has an odd throat. How odd quickly comes to light, and as she learns and intuits more about her unusual physiology, we also learn more about the monster nature evolved her to fight against. The final confrontation is actually rather...
The story is certainly one of the most unique ones I have ever read. I put off reading this for so long after I requested it, not really knowing why. The Ocrassa was certainly the most interesting character and I read it's story eagerly, albeit slowly because the pages were black which scared Adobe....
I found myself really excited to read this book. For one the synopsis really captured me. I really wanted to like this book, but alas I could not. I found that plot did not capture me at all. While the characters were great, the story was lacking. Savannah though she was normal when all of sudden sh...
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