A canadian writer whose work, skybreaker, was named the times childrens novel of 2005, he is also known for his silverwing saga. Celebrated author kenneth oppel creates an eerie masterpiece in this compelling story that explores disability and diversity, fears and dreams, and what ultimately makes a family. Shade, the lost baby bat of the first book, has rejoined his colony only to lose his freedom as the bats plunge into a mysterious human building they believe is paradise. This book also reminded me a great deal of patrick nesss a monster calls.
It is the prequel and fourth book of the silverwing series, and takes place 65 million years before the events of the first book. Silverwing by kenneth oppel library of clean reads. Kenneth oppel is one of the most highly regarded authors of middlegrade fiction writing today. Kenneth oppel has published more than fifteen books for children. May 15, 2012 kenneth oppel, author of half brother ontario library association. Jul 03, 2017 the book also presents the important idea that no one is perfect. Oppel deftly conveys the fear and dislocation that can overwhelm a family. He wrote his second childrens book in his final year at university. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide, and been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. Where can i download the airborne series by kenneth oppel. In the book sunwing by keneth oppel, shade a silver wing bat wants to find his father. He completed a ba in english and cinema studies at the university of toronto.
His other works of childrens fiction include the barnes and the brains books and such standalone titles as follow that star 1992 and emmas emu 1995. In airborn, enter a past in which airplanes have never been invented, giant airships rule the skies and the glittering s. Kenneth oppel was born august 31, 1967 on vancouver island in british columbia. Quizlet is a lightning fast way to learn vocabulary.
His silverwing trilogy has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and has been adapted as an animated tv series and stage play. Kenneth oppel is the author of numerous books for young readers. Readers with a penchant for losing themselves in fantasy worlds will revel in kenneth oppel s silverwing. In this story, set in an alternative world where airplanes were never developed and airships still rule the skies, kenneth oppel has created an amazing world, full of adventure and wonder. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Kenneth oppel gives a batseye view of the horrors of animal testing in sunwing, the sequel to his popular and awardwinning novel for middle readers, silverwing. Kenneth oppel born august 31, 1967 is a canadian childrens writer. They try to escape at night but are caught and thrown into a pit.
T he nest, written by kenneth oppel, was such a wonderful read, but the entire book was below my expectations of what it should have been. Silverwing by kenneth oppel harpertrophy canada isbn. The nest by kenneth oppel meet your next favorite book. It describes the origins of the war between the birds and the beasts. Darkwing known as dusk in the united kingdom is a young adult fantasy novel by canadian author kenneth oppel. Reminiscent of david almonds sad and beautiful skellig, kenneth oppels taut and masterful story builds to an electrifying climax that centres around a summer infestation of wasps. Talent info speaker fees booking top celebrity speakers. Booking agency, fee and contact information for for a personal appearance, speaking engagement or corporate event entertainment. That book is devastating and beautiful, and it also deals with some very difficult topics and frightening figures. Oppel is rarely far away from reminding us that chimps are powerful creatures, often destructive. Kenneth oppel is one of canadas leading authors for young adults.
Half brother turns out not to be your usual animal book. Includes illustrations from celebrated artist jon klassen. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and was adapted into an animated tv series and a stage play. He lives in toronto, ontario, with his wife and children. Oppel takes us back into his wonderful world of steampunk and this time its not about giant airships, but the other greatest way to travel. Its sequel, skybreaker, was a new york times bestseller.
Unless the author puts them online somewhere for free, or your local library has ebook versions available for download visit their website, you are probably out of luck. In this thrilling continuation of shades saga, kenneth oppel recaptures the adventure and poignancy of silverwing, which smithsonian magazine called a tourdeforce fantasy, and takes it to a new level of excitement. Kenneth oppel has published more than 15 books for children. In this thrilling continuation of shades saga, kenneth oppel recaptures the adventure and poignancy of silverwing, which smithsonian magazine called, a tourdeforce fantasy, and takes it to a new level of excitement. His awardwinning silverwing trilogy has sold over a million copies worldwide and been adapted as. Kenneth oppel, author of half brother ontario library association. I am a huge fan of kenneth oppels writing, and loved this dark endeavor intensely. Kenneth oppels airborn won a printz honor award, and the canadian governor generals prize.
Browse inside half brother by kenneth oppel, kenneth oppel. Darkwing, a fictional bat monster associated with kamen rider knight this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title darkwing. But while shade was trapped in a human building his father was caught by cannibal bats which wanted to make shades father a sacrifice to the night god. His silverwing series about the adventures of migrating bats captivated a generation of readers and earned him the canadian library association book of the year for children award in both 1998 and 2000. Some of his bestknown titles are inkling,the nest, airborn, a 2005 printz honor book, and silverwing. In 1995, he won the air canada award for the best canadian writer under the age of thirty. The book also presents the important idea that no one is perfect. Kenneth oppels new middlegrade novel, the nest, also explores this alarming terrain, but he has artfully flipped the role of the changeling. Oppel was born in port alberni, and spent his childhood in victoria, british columbia and halifax, nova scotia.
Half brother by kenneth oppel part science lesson, part animal rights crusade, part morality tale, part coming of age story, half brother is a departure from bestselling author kenneth oppels betterknown fictional worlds of flying ships and bats. In this continuation of shades saga, kenneth oppel recaptures the adventure and poignancy of silverwing, which smithsonian magazine called a tourdeforce fantasy, and takes it to a. The nest exposition resolution climax the wasps enter the house and try to steal the baby, theo. The boundless by kenneth oppel while kenneth oppel may be known for his brisk plots and inventive premises, he reveals himself as a modernday farley mowat in his latest effort, an allcanadian thriller set in the late 18oos against the rise of the canadian pacific railway. Kenneth oppel s airborn won a printz honor award, and the canadian governor generals prize. Its also the title of kenneth oppels latest book, a hugely popular young adult novel that features a boy atttempting to. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Everything feels a bit skewed, conveying the experience of being in transition from the familiar to the threateningly unfamiliar. Kenneth oppel this study guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of airborn. Apr 18, 2016 t he nest, written by kenneth oppel, was such a wonderful read, but the entire book was below my expectations of what it should have been. In 1995, he won the air canada award for the best canadian writer under the age of 30. He also lived in newfoundland and labrador, england, and ireland. It was weird going back and reading the first book in this trilogy after reading the third novel, but it was well worth it. Thus, such wicked intent was one of my most highly anticipated books of 2012.
Kenneth oppel has written many other fantastic books but. Oppels erstes kinderbuch colins fantastic video adventure wurde am 30. The pirates dont recognize them as matt and kate act as if they were shipwrecked. Kenneth oppel says he started writing stories when he was twelve. The main character, steve, a thoughtful kid who experiences anxiety and ocd, finds the line blurred between dream and reality, and it will be blurred for the reader, too. Kenneth oppel celebrity profile check out the latest kenneth oppel photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Everything feels a bit skewed, conveying the experience of being in. While i couldnt put the nest down, there were times when i was a tiny bit keen to do so.
Oct 11, 2015 kenneth oppels new middlegrade novel, the nest, also explores this alarming terrain, but he has artfully flipped the role of the changeling. In 1985, oppel wrote his first book colins fantastic video adventure, while at st. The boundless is a glamorous fictional locomotive 11 kilometres long. Airborn by kenneth oppel summary by kevin wang on prezi. Steve lives with his pregnant mom, dad, and babysitter vanessa. Kenneth oppel this study guide consists of approximately 53 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to. Everyone is a little bit broken, even if not everyone looks it. Book ken to speak at your schools, libraries and conferences. Contact management, publicist or booking agency for to check availability, schedule, interest or how much does it cost to book a.