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Swan Song

By Gill Lewis
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Award-winning author Gill Lewis explores the redemptive power of nature for struggling young people in this profoundly moving tale. Excluded from school, Dylan moves to a tiny Welsh village to live with his grandad. Without the usual distractions of Xbox or internet, he feels lost until trips on the boat to see whooper swans help him reconnect with himself. As the swans' habitat faces threat and tragedy strikes at home, Dylan’s resilience is tested in a story about hope and healing.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8, especially those who appreciate stories about nature, resilience, and emotional growth.

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Gill Lewis returns with a profoundly moving and insightful novel about teenage mental health and the redemptive power of nature.

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Award-winning author Gill Lewis explores the redemptive power of nature for struggling young people in this profoundly moving tale.


Excluded from school, Dylan is forced to move to a tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives.

With no Xbox or internet, life is looking pretty bleak, but when Grandad takes Dylan out on his boat to see the whooper swans, things begin to change.

Out on the water, free from all the pressure he’s been under, Dylan begins to feel like himself again. But when the swans’ habitat is threatened and tragedy strikes at home, can Dylan keep going when it feels like everything is slipping out of control again?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

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“An outstanding novella exploring anxiety, depression, and nature’s redemptive power” – The Bookseller. Lewis crafts subtle insights on modern childhood without preachiness, transforming Dylan’s story into something beautiful – The Times Children’s Book of the Week. Praised as nature literature par excellence, this moving tale deeply connects readers with the natural world – Lovereading4kids. The author’s love of nature shines throughout, offering a poignant story of hope in unlikely places – INIS. A powerful, compact story about the healing power of animals and nature – Clare Morpurgo, School Librarian Journal.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781129548

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 February 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Barrington Stoke Ltd

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 128

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Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dyslexia-Friendly Books Gill Lewis Young Adult

About the Author

Gill Lewis worked as a vet in the UK and across the world before becoming the acclaimed author of numerous books for children, including Swan Song, Eagle Warrior and Run Wild. Gill's writing has earned her many awards such as the UKLA Children's Book Award and the Little Rebels Award, and several nominations for prestigious awards including the CILIP Carnegie Medal.

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