Synopses & Reviews
PRAISE FOR Walk the Wild Road
Nigel Hinton is an inspired storyteller. Leo's walk along the wild road will captivate you as it did me. This is a wonderful tale
-Bernard Cornwell, International Bestselling author of Historical Fiction
This is an uplifting, touching, and at times heart-wrenching novel that addresses the issues of class and religious discrimination as well as poverty.
-School Library Journal
Walk the Wild Road is more than a page-turner, it's a grip-you and hold-you yarn all the way from its opening paragraph.
-Malcolm Macdonald, author
A gripping, epic tale of one brave boy's journey into his own future...Walk the Wild Road is a million stories distilled into an adventure you won't forget.
- Wesley Stace, aka John Wesley Harding
Leo took one step forward and then stopped. This was it-the road away from everything he knew. He could turn back. But then who would save his family from starvation? No, Leo was their last hope. He must go on...
The journey is not easy-he'll have to sleep on the streets, steal food, and even fight off greedy soldiers. Along the way, Leo discovers the kindness of strangers and the loyalty of friends. But he also learns there are some people you just can't trust, especially when you're on the wild road to America.
Synopsis
A masterful novel of the promise of America
Poland, 1870: Life is increasingly formidable for Leo and his family, with the threat of famine and war rolling over Poland. When Leo gets a job working at the manor of a local aristocrat, it looks like life might be getting betteruntil the aristocrat's son decides to take out his anger on Leo.
So begins Leo's journey away from home. From encounters with thieving soldiers in the war-torn countryside, to developing a dangerous friendship, to becoming a thief on the streets of a bustling city, Leo's life will never be the same. His mission now is to find a new place to call home, where he can work his way out of poverty and away from war. When he hears of a perfect place across the sea, he becomes determined to sail away to the promise of America.
Synopsis
PRAISE FOR Walk the Wild Road
"Nigel Hinton is an inspired storyteller. Leo's walk along the wild road will captivate you as it did me. This is a wonderful tale " -Bernard Cornwell, International Bestselling author of Historical Fiction
"This is an uplifting, touching, and at times heart-wrenching novel that addresses the issues of class and religious discrimination as well as poverty." -School Library Journal
"Walk the Wild Road is more than a page-turner, it's a grip-you and hold-you yarn all the way from its opening paragraph." -Malcolm Macdonald, author
"A gripping, epic tale of one brave boy's journey into his own future...Walk the Wild Road is a million stories distilled into an adventure you won't forget." - Wesley Stace, aka John Wesley Harding
Leo took one step forward and then stopped. This was it-the road away from everything he knew. He could turn back. But then who would save his family from starvation? No, Leo was their last hope. He must go on...
The journey is not easy-he'll have to sleep on the streets, steal food, and even fight off greedy soldiers. Along the way, Leo discovers the kindness of strangers and the loyalty of friends. But he also learns there are some people you just can't trust, especially when you're on the wild road to America.
Synopsis
A runaway's fearless determination is brought to vivid life in this timeless adventure
Forced to flee his home by a cruel aristocrat, 13-year-old Leo must leave his poverty-stricken family behind and make his way through war-torn Poland in 1870. From encounters with greedy soldiers, to befriending a fellow runaway, to becoming a thief on the city streets, Leo is forced to grow up quickly. His only mission now is to find a new place to call home and earn what he needs to save the family he left behind. He has heard of a such a place across the sea, and desperately searches for a way to reach America...
I've just done something I've never done before in half a century in publishing: sat down and read a story from first to last all in one session. Walk the Wild Road] is more than a page-turner, it's a grip-you and hold-you yarn all the way from its opening paragraph. -Malcolm Macdonald
Synopsis
Forced to flee his home by a cruel aristocrat, 13-year-old Leo must leave his poverty-stricken family behind and make his way through war-torn Poland in 1870 as he desperately heads to America.