Blue Baker is just like any other kid who recently lost his father. Except that Blue is writing a story about a savage who lives in Burgess Woods, a savage who doesn’t speak but only communicates through grunts and growls. Blue’s savage terrorizes people like Hopper, who lives to terrorize people like Blue. Despite what …read more…
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The Savage (David Almond)
Published on: 31 March 2011 by Kenneth John Odle
Categorized under: Book Review, Books for Guys, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Graphic Novel/Story, Intermediate Literature • Tagged with: bereavement, bullying, death, fathers, loss, love, metaphor, muteness, savage, school, school counselors, sons, writing