Status
Available
Call number
Call number
PB Opp
Local notes
PB Opp
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Series
Publication
Aladdin (2001), 320 pages
Description
Continues the adventures of Shade, a young bat, as he searches for his father and struggles to prevent the evil jungle bat Goth from wiping out the sun.
Awards
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Honor — 2002)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2002)
Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award (Winner — 2000)
Libris Award (Winner — 2000)
Red Maple Award (Nominee — 2000)
Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Award (Shortlist — English Fiction — 2001)
Mr. Christie's Book Award (1999)
Tiny Torgi Literary Awards (Audio — 2001)
Red Cedar Book Award (Winner — Fiction — 2002)
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award (Winner — 2000)
Rocky Mountain Book Award (Nominee — 2001)
Manitoba Young Reader’s Choice Award (Nominee — 2001)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1999
Physical description
320 p.; 5 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member xicanti
My favourite book in Oppel's Silverwing trilogy. I strongly encourage you to read it if you like children's literature, bats, fantasy, books in general... just read it. I'm sure you won't regret it, but it's such a quick read that even if you do you won't have wasted much time on it.
LibraryThing member abbylibrarian
In this sequel to "Silverwing", Shade and the other bats are lured into a mysterious human building on their way to look for Shade's father. While some think it is paradise- warm in the winter, plenty of bugs to eat- Shade and Marina don't trust it. They explore and find out that the bats are being
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used for evil human purposes. Then Shade is captured by the humans and taken down to the rainforest where he meets up with his old nemesis Goth and unexpectedly discovers a group of northern bats. Will Shade find his father? Will he ever be able to get home? Show Less
LibraryThing member LemurKat
The continuing story of Shade Silverwing - this time taking him south to the rainforest,putting him in the hands of the humans (and their diabolical plans) and once again bringing him in contact with the cannibal bat, Goth. A cute adventure story, with some rather dark moments and interesting
But one zoological fact bugs me no end - the insistence that owls hibernate - owls DO NOT hibernate!
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characters.But one zoological fact bugs me no end - the insistence that owls hibernate - owls DO NOT hibernate!
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LibraryThing member Linyarai
I love re-reading this series, never gets old.
LibraryThing member NurseBob
This second instalment in Kenneth Oppel's award-winning series about the little bat who could is actually a well written adventure yarn which stretches from the far North all the way down to Brazil. Pitting diminutive bat "Shade" against the menacing vampire bat "Goth" makes for some harrowing
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chapters with just enough supernatural touches (not to mention interference from evil humans) to make you want to turn the next page. But a children's book? With passages detailing bloody sacrifices, demonic monsters, and grisly wounds it's not exactly your typical bedtime story... Show Less
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Pages
320