Shadow Wolf (Wolves of the Beyond, Book 2)

By Kathryn Lasky

The Wolves of the Beyond series continues to follow young Faolan as he struggles as a lowly “gnaw wolf” in his adopted MacDuncan River Pack. Fellow groveler Heep is his chief antagonist, pushing the powerful young wolf through a series of humiliations leading to the gaddergnaw—a contest in which one gnaw wolf is allowed to join the pack proper. As in Lone Wolf (2010), Lasky favors spirituality, rituals, and observances over action, although the gaddergnaw, as well as a murder accusation, keeps the plot trucking. The returning theme of child abandonment will hit kids where they live.