Urgle

Title:

Urgle

Personal Author:

McIsaac, Meaghan. Urgle, author

Publication Information:

London : Andersen Press, 2013.

Physical Description:

340 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

ISBN:

9781849395731

Abstract:

Abandoned at birth, the Brothers of the Ikkuma Pit know no mothers. They fend for themselves, each training their little brother to survive - until they grow into men and it's time for their Leaving Day. No boy knows what's beyond the forest. No brother who left has ever come back. Until now. The boys will now learn what the outside world is like and why they were abandoned. First person recount.

Subject Term:

Children's stories

Young adult fiction

Orphans -- Fiction

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Summary

Abandoned at birth, the Brothers of the Ikkuma Pit know no mothers. They fend for themselves, each training their Little Brother to survive - until they grow into men and it's time for their Leaving Day. No boy knows what's beyond the forest. No Brother who left has ever come back. Until now . . .'An imaginative world with the glint of originality . . . richly conceived' Sunday Times'The writing [is] sharp and funny, the boys [are] an arresting mixture of toughness and tenderness' Guardian

Author Notes

Meaghan McIsaac grew up as a scifi and fantasy nerd in Canada. Having spent her childhood writing stories and performing in her high school's musicals, she shipped off to the UK to complete an MA in Writing for Children. She returned to Toronto, where she lives now with her family and dogs, and writes books in her favourite genre.