Books by Candy Gourlay
Wild Song
by Candy Gourlay
This is an outstanding novel set in 1904, a few years after the Philippines became a US colony. Luki is an excellent hunter, but the Bontok elders forbid girls from hunting and are arranging her marriage. When the tribe is offered a journey to the USA to take part in the World’s Fair in St. Louis, Luki seizes the opportunity. At the Fair, visitors already have fixed ideas of what Luki and other indigenous people should be: headhunters should not also be farmers, and why aren’t they all singing and dancing? As everyone is being turned into distorted versions of themselves, Luki resists being reduced to an amusing object for show. She loves the America that is unafraid of change and full of choice and possibility. But in experiencing the world outside her culture and ordinary life, she also encounters another America: one that turns ritual into entertainment and despises the sight of her. A brilliant historical novel aimed at YA readers, but which adults and some younger children will definitely enjoy as well. Stand-alone follow-up to Bone Talk.
Bone Talk
by Candy Gourlay
Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay is an adventure story, aimed at the tween age group (10+), and set in a remote village in the highlands of the Philippines at the turn of the 20th century. The hero, Samkad, belongs to a tribe of headhunters, whose world is about to be overturned by the arrival of the Americans. Bone Talk was shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Book Awards.
Interviews where books by Candy Gourlay were recommended
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Wild Song
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Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile (illustrator) -
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The Undying of Obedience Wellrest
by Nicholas Bowling -
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I Kick and I Fly
by Ruchira Gupta -
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Warrior Girl Unearthed
by Angeline Boulley & Isabella Star LaBlanc (narrator)
The Best Books for Teens of 2023, recommended by Our Children's Editor
The Best Books for Teens of 2023, recommended by Our Children's Editor
From history to historical fiction, from Romania to the Philippines, here’s our list of the best books for teenagers of 2023. We’ve included award-winning books as well as books for young adults handpicked by Tuva Kahrs, our children’s editor.
