Silverwing: The Graphic Novel by Kenneth Oppel, illustrated by Christopher Steininger

Shade is a young Silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. When he becomes separated from the other bats during a fierce storm, he must undertake the most incredible journey of his young life.

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Toronto-based Kenneth Oppel is the bestselling author of many books for young readers. Among them is the Silverwing trilogy that has sold over a million copies worldwide and has been adapted into an animated TV series and stage play in addition to this new graphic novel. Some of his other works include Airborn, Skybreaker, The Nest, Half Brother andGhostlight.

ChristopherSteininger is a Saskatchewan-based artist and illustrator. He's done storyboards for numerous shows and video games, including Marvel's Avengers Assemble and Spec Ops: The Line.

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