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King-Smith, Dick

Godhanger

156 pp. | Crown | February, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-517-80035-7 $$17.00 | Library ISBN 0-517-80036-5 $$18.99
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Andrew Davidson. A majestic bird named Skymaster, a Christlike figure, counsels the creatures of Godhanger Wood, who are constantly stalked by a vicious gamekeeper. The book is grim (the wood is a dark verso to the cheerful farmyards King-Smith has previously depicted) and flawed (there are philosophical holes in the story, and the Christian imagery is undeveloped), but the events are compelling and the ideas, thought-provoking.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 1999

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