The Dawn of Adonis

<p><b>From the bestselling author of <i>When the Sky Falls</i> and <i>Finn's Epic Fails </i>comes the heart-wrenching story of a baby gorilla, Adonis, born into captivity, and the twelve-year-old girl who risks everything to rescue him.</b><br><br>In 1911, before the start of World War One, London’s docks thrum with underhand deals, none so great as the arrival of a valuable, rare and exotic animal – a baby silverback gorilla. The baby gorilla stands to make one man very, very rich. Heaven help anyone who gets in his way. But then one night a twelve-year-old girl is unwittingly drawn into his criminal underworld. Can she find a way to escape and rescue the baby gorilla?<br><br><b>The hotly anticipated follow-up to the multi-award-winning story about the incredible friendship between a young boy and a silverback gorilla in the Second World War, inspired by a true story: <i>When the Sky Falls.</i></b><br><i><br> ‘This richly atmospheric adventure . . . confirms Earle as a master of his craft’ <b>Daily Mail</b><br> ‘Nobody writes striking, heartfelt adventure like Phil Earle. I loved it!’ <b>Ross Montgomery</b><br> ‘It’s a tremendous nail-biting read, tender and terrifying in equal measure’ <b>Jacqueline Wilson</b><br><br> Praise for When the Sky Falls:<br> ‘A magnificent story’<b> Philip Pullman<br> </b>‘Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement’ <b>Michael Morpurgo</b></i><br><br>Perfect for fans of <i>War Horse</i>, <i>I Am Rebel</i> and <i>The Last Bear</i></p>