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The Untameables Clare Pollard

The Untameables By Clare Pollard

The Untameables by Clare Pollard


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Summary

Clare Pollard's first book for children revisits Arthurian legends in a thrilling tale of adventure and mystery. *The Untameables* turns traditional folklore on its head and forces us to think about how legends are written and whose stories get told.

The Untameables Summary

The Untameables: 2024 by Clare Pollard

Under the bloody rule of King Arthur - as the cruel knights of the round table wage wars and hunt magical creatures - the ordinary people of Camelot are getting sick. Really sick. Something is poisoning the land. No one in Arthur's court seems to care, but a spark of hope remains... The Holy Grail could save them all, and two children embark on a quest to find it. Shy, gentle Roan, a young dog keeper who works for the knights, is desperate to find a cure for his mum. He befriends Elva, a generous and outspoken kitchenhand with her own reasons for seeking the elusive Grail. Together, can they beat the knights to find it? And will drinking from it save Roan's mum? Clare Pollard's first book for children revisits Arthurian legends in a thrilling tale of adventure and mystery. *The Untameables* turns traditional folklore on its head and forces us to think about how legends are written and whose stories get told. Beautifully illustrated by Reena Makwana.

The Untameables Reviews

The writing style is sharp and accessible, often feeling like an oral storytelling session, as befits the authors experience as a poet. Roans vulnerability and Elvas strength nicely flip the traditional gender roles that are often found in historical fiction, giving young readers a pair of well-rounded and identifiable protagonists to root for. A charming tale of friendship and bravery that will appeal to fans of Kate DiCamillo and Eva Ibbotson.

-- Melanie Dillon

"Funny, thought-provoking and intensely satisfying."

-- Imogen Russell Williams

About Clare Pollard

Clare Pollard was born in Bolton in 1978 and currently lives in South London with her husband and two children. She has published five collections of poetry with Bloodaxe, most recently Incarnation (2017), and her poem 'Pollen' was nominated for the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem 2022. She has been involved in numerous poetry translation projects, including co-translating The Sea-Migrations by Asha Lul Mohamud Yusuf (Bloodaxe, 2017) which received a PEN Translates award and was Sunday Times Poetry Book of the Year. She edited Modern Poetry in Translation for five years and is poetry editor for The Idler. As well as appearances on The Verb, Woman's Hour, Poetry Please and Newsnight Review, she has written and presented two documentaries for television and two for radio, most recently 'Unlocking Anne' (BBC Radio 3, 2023), about the poet Anne Lock. Clare wrote the non-fiction title Fierce Bad Rabbits: The Tales Behind Children's Picture Books (Penguin, 2019) and her latest book is the adult novel Delphi (Fig Tree, UK / Avid Reader, US, 2022).

Additional information

GOR013783073
9781915628268
1915628261
The Untameables: 2024 by Clare Pollard
Used - Very Good
Paperback
The Emma Press
2024-03-21
160
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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