Stone Arrows
by Elizabeth Barber
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Pub Date 28 Sep 2023 | Archive Date 17 Oct 2023
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Description
When Zeta’s father is killed, she and her brother, Finn, together with Zeta’s pet wolf, Kuba, are forced to flee across the country to seek sanctuary with their mother’s birth tribe. On this perilous journey they have to learn to outwit their pursuers and put into practice all their hunting skills and knowledge of the land. Will they survive the journey and be accepted by their mother’s tribe? And can they save their friend Arden from certain death?
Set in 7000BCE around the middle of the Mesolithic period of hunter gatherers and based on careful research, Stone Arrows is an original novel combining an exciting adventure with historical detail. It paints a wonderful picture of how life was lived in these far-off times – the terrain, the wild animals, the clothing, the sights and smells – while telling an engaging and fast-moving story.
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An original novel for children aged eight to twelve, following a pair of siblings living during the Stone Age.
A fast-paced adventure that sees the children use their hunter-gatherer skills to survive.
Inspired by the author's own interest in prehistory, this is a book that will be sure to strike curiosity in the distant past.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781916668461 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 232 |
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Featured Reviews
Denice L, Reviewer
An excellent tale of two children's journey as they look for a safe haven. Set in the Mesolithic era, survival was harsh, especially for children on their own. Survival education started at birth, they learned how to gather the things they needed and hunt for their food. As the children travel, Elizabeth Barber educates us while weaving an excellent tale of resilience. I read this book as a group project with several middle school students and each had insightful comments and questions, so we read it again as we discussed the major differences in what they take for granted today versus what our ancestors worked every day to conquer. While written to a middle school audience, I'm sharing with a group of younger teens in hope it will spark their interest too. A really excellent story.
Heather W, Educator
3.5 I think I have a hard time with books about prehistoric people. I feel like there’s so many stereotypical ‘caveman’ behaviors in all of them, stilted speech and unnecessarily convoluted names, this is no exception. What I do like is the perspective of children, and the need to survive. The premise of the book is a good one, the transition of power and coming of age of the main character. But, despite detailed descriptions and the enthralling journey involved, I don’t think my students are going to be interested.
Erica C, Reviewer
For the first half, I really wasn't enjoying it that much, but it picked up after that, and I began to be a bit more interested in the story.
It felt a bit like it was trying to hard to bed similar to the Chronicles of ancient darkness by Michelle paver, but really not living up to it. And it's hard not to compare the two.
Two children running from their clan with a wolf at their side. However this story had little of the depth of CoaD, and not as much of an detailed look into the lives of these ancient people.
So overall a decent enough story, but not as detailed or interesting as similar books.
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