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Sil ISBN: 9781877361142 Release: 08-2005 Subject: Junior Fiction Format: Paperback RRP: NZ$18.99 Download Resource Kit for teachers |
"Under cover of darkness, the outcast magpies gather. The big bird whispers, 'When the signal comes, you will drive forward like a mighty wind. The air will be dark with falling birds. The ground will be carpeted with bones and feathers. The voice of the tuis will be heard no more.'"
Sil is a rising star among tuis; a brilliant singer and talented composer. For him the annual singing competitions loom large.
Daredevil Bron is Sil's best friend who tells it like it is. They've got a good thing going. But a sense of menace closes in as magpies plot to devastate the valley. The tui way of life – flying free and singing in the dawn – is about to be destroyed.
Sil is a tale superbly told: lyrical, exhilarating and compulsively readable.
Jill Harris's grandmother and father were great storytellers, and music was always very much a part of their family life. As a result, Jill has been writing since she was nine-years-old, and has had a lasting interest in singing and playing the piano.
New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults – 2006 Honour Award
CLFNZ Notable Books List 2006
