Animal lovers are the obvious audience here, but so are middle-graders intrigued by post-apocalyptic worlds but not quite ready for the grimness of YA dystopias. A few dashes of humor, in the forms of a confused pigeon, a dance-obsessed mouse, and a comically arrogant wolf, add levity to the seriousness of Kester’s situation, and Kester himself is an appealing Everykid. His subsequent journey-to find the research left behind by his veterinarian father and thwart the company behind Formula-A and the redeye-is equal parts thrilling and poignant Kester revels in new friendships, escapes dastardly bad guys, grieves for lost companions, and dares to hope that perhaps he can make a difference. The insect, along with hundreds of its brethren, busts Kester out of his prison, and the boy is taken to meet a majestic stag, who informs him that Kester is the “last wild,” the last hope for the survival of the remaining animals. Meanwhile, twelve-year-old Kester, mute since his mother’s death and locked away in the Spectrum Hall Academy for Challenging Children, discovers a cockroach with the ability to talk to him. Access a growing selection of included Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts. The animal population has been decimated in the last decade by the red-eye virus, and the human population isn’t faring too well either, setting up massive quarantines in cities and living on Formula-A (and the company that owns it) as the food supply dwindles. The Last Wild By: Piers Torday Narrated by: Oliver Hembrough Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins 4.7 (25 ratings) Try for 0.00 Pick 1 title (2 titles for Prime members) from our collection of bestsellers and new releases.
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