The plot and characters are fairly simplistic but this is a kidlit book. On her adventure, she meets many people who have also suffered and, with her wolves, they set out to change the world they live in. Petersburg to rescue her mother from prison. Although wolves are almost revered by villagers and aristocrats, some people are not so fond of them-namely General Rakov who makes it his mission to take away everything that Feo loves…starting with her mother. She lives with her mother and three half-wild wolves named Black, White, and Gray. It sings with adventure, love, loss, and hope that are timeless and ageless qualities in a book.įeo is a wolf wilder, a person who takes previously ‘domesticated’ wolves and teaches them how to be wild again. The Wolf Wilder is, at its heart, a fairy tale that takes place in pre-revolution Russia. When dragons could be easily slayed, the world was either good or evil, and anything was possible if you believed hard enough. There’s something about reading a children’s literature book as an adult that reminds you of simpler things.
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