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The Outcasts

John Flanagan

2011434 pagesabout 7–10 hours
2011
first published
  • 2011Philomel Books · 434 pages · ENGISBN 9780399256196
  • 2011Random House Australia · 452 pages · ENGISBN 9781741664492
  • 2012Yearling Books · ENGISBN 9780440869924
  • 2012Puffin BooksISBN 9780142421949
  • 2011Bodley Head · ENGISBN 9780370332277

Skandian outcasts Hal, Stig, and others do battle at sea against the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race across icy waters where not everyone thinks of the competition as play.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsicalBleak

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

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Reading situationRead aloud
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