Silverwing
by Kenneth Oppel
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"Shade, a young Silverwing bat, has always been the runt of the litter. When he sets off on the long and dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south, it is his chance to prove himself. But when he is swept away from his family and friends, he starts an epic journey - from pigeon stronghold to the underground rat kingdom ..."--Publisher.
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Silverwing
1999, Aladdin Paperbacks
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1998, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
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Originally published: Toronto: HarperCollins, 1997; London: Hodder Children's, 1999.
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"Skimming over the banks of the stream, Shade heard the beetle warming up its wings."
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When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in ways that prepare him for even greater journeys.
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