Silverwing (Silver Wing Graphic Novels #1)

by Kenneth Oppel (Author) Christopher Steininger (Illustrator)

Silverwing (Silver Wing Graphic Novels #1)
Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade

A small bat blown off course makes the perilous journey home with new friends in the adventurous middle grade odyssey from award-winning author Kenneth Oppel--this bestselling story is now available in graphic novel format!

Shade the young silverwing bat may be the runt of his colony, but he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum--millions of wingbeats to the south. Too soon, his hopes are dashed when a fierce storm catches Shade in its grasp. Driven far from the others by the unforgiving winds, Shade is left alone.

On his journey back to his family, Shade meets other winged loners. Marina is a Brightwing bat with a strange metal band on her leg, Zephyr the mystical albino bat has an unusual gift, and Goth the carnivorous vampire bat is the largest bat Shade has ever seen. Shade will need all the help he can get if he hopes to reunite with his colony, but with a long and perilous flight ahead, how will he know who to trust?

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Kirkus

Starred Review

A brilliantly evocative reboot.


Kenneth Oppel
Kenneth Oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. His award-winning Silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as an animated TV series and stage play. Airborn won a Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award and the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature; its sequel, Skybreaker, was a New York Times bestseller and was named Children's Novel of the Year by the London Times. He is also the author of Half Brother, This Dark Endeavor, Such Wicked Intent, and The Boundless. Born on Canada's Vancouver Island, he has lived in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Canada; in England and Ireland; and now resides in Toronto with his wife and children. Visit him at KennethOppel.ca.

Christopher Edwin Steininger is an artist from Saskatchewan, Canada, and has worked in books, video games, and TV and film. You can find more about his work on his website Steininger.art.
Classification
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ISBN-13
9781665938471
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
September 19, 2023
Series
Silverwing Graphic Novels
BISAC categories
JUV008040 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Action & Adventure
JUV008050 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Animals
JUV008080 - Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Fantasy
Library of Congress categories
Bats
Fantasy
Graphic novels
Cartoons and comics
Growth
Migration
Fantasy comics
Graphic novel adaptations

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