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Wild Boy: A Tale of Rowan Hood Audiobook
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Nancy Springer is a two-time recipient of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery. Her beloved Rowan Hood books are favorites of young readers. Wild Boy, the fourth book of the series, tells the story of Rook-a feral, homeless orphan who stalks Sherwood Forest like a wild animal. Ever since the Sheriff of Nottingham killed his father, Rook has screamed for vengeance. Now with the evil Sheriff 's son caught in one of his man-traps, Rook may finally get the chance to exact his revenge.
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"Does Nancy Springer have father issues? Possibly? No matter, because this is my favorite of the series. Who knew that Rook, who hardly even talked in the previous books, would become my favorite character? Loved it! "
— Meredith (5 out of 5 stars)
Wild Boy Listener Reviews
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" This is a another good story about Rowan and her band. "
— Hannah, 8/2/2013 -
" Rook is a wild boy, as wild as an animal, but Rowan can tame him. S.S> "
— Horace, 12/1/2012 -
" i don't know what it was but this book just seemed longer to me. Mrs. Springer did do a good job when she wrote it. the details are really good. "
— Jenna, 10/5/2012 -
" this book was weird. it probably wasn't my favorite of the series. but you gotta love the fact that robin hood is in it, eh? "
— Kenzie, 9/30/2012 -
" Short but remarkably well written. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about rooks past...although it is very sad. I'm also very glad he makes the human decision(s) throughout the book "
— Cassondra, 4/12/2012 -
" Enjoyed reading the book, I like the era of Robin Hood, Marianne (11) read this book and told after I finished the book that it was part of a series. I'm sure I'll read the others. "
— Devon, 11/4/2011 -
" i liked this one best out of all the books in this series. coulda been betr, but it was fairly ok. "
— darkest-blonde08, 9/10/2011 -
" Fun and compelling story of a young man's journey to move past a tragic time in his life. This is Rook's story. Whether you read this as a fan of the Rowan Hood series or just stumbled upon it, enjoy the tale. "
— Julie, 9/6/2011 -
" Does Nancy Springer have father issues? Possibly? No matter, because this is my favorite of the series. Who knew that Rook, who hardly even talked in the previous books, would become my favorite character? Loved it! "
— Meredith, 3/10/2011 -
" i liked this one best out of all the books in this series. coulda been betr, but it was fairly ok. "
— Raz, 1/4/2011 -
" Fun and compelling story of a young man's journey to move past a tragic time in his life. This is Rook's story. Whether you read this as a fan of the Rowan Hood series or just stumbled upon it, enjoy the tale. "
— Julie, 8/20/2010 -
" i don't know what it was but this book just seemed longer to me. Mrs. Springer did do a good job when she wrote it. the details are really good. "
— Jenna, 7/31/2009 -
" this book was weird. it probably wasn't my favorite of the series. but you gotta love the fact that robin hood is in it, eh? "
— Kenzie, 7/23/2008
About Nancy Springer
Nancy Springer is the author of more than fifty books for children and adults, including the nationally bestselling Enola Holmes series, of which The Case of the Missing Marquess was made into the hit Netflix movie Enola Holmes. Her novels have has been published in more than thirty countries and have won several awards, including the Anthony Award, two Edgar Awards, the Carolyn W. Field Award, the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, and the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature for Best Novel.
About Emily Gray
Emily Gray grew up in a military family and started audiobook narration in 2001. She has been heard bringing to life the adventures of Becky Bloomwood in Sophie Kinsella’s Shopaholic series. Emily and her husband started the Classics Acting Company in Dallas where she has appeared in The Cherry Orchard. She is the winner of three AudioFile Earphones Awards.