Wild House Book 2: Roof Riders
by Siri Kolu (author), Johanna Lumme (illustrator)
Description
The adventures of Wild House continue in this brilliant follow-up that introduces readers to Roof Riders.
In this action-packed contemporary adventure sequel, the children decide to take the reins of the secret filled house into their own hands. Just as the main character TomTom and his friends are settled in the unusual Scurry Manor a new surprise awaits them. Stranger Dunia hops onboard claiming to be a Roof Rider from another wild house called Sugar Manor. Tomtom relates to the new arrival and the role of a Roof Rider and everything starts to make sense, the story of his family is entwined with the ongoing adventure: “To understand what you’re capable of, you have to embrace who you are”.
Things take a turn to the worse and Tomtom must hop off Scurry Manor. Will he be able to return?
Siri Kolu's lively exciting Wild House trilogy continues with new twists and turns. There’s nothing like an adventure to create new friendships. Combined with illustrator Johanna Lumme's black and white illustration the story embraces freedom, childhood, diversity, and creativity.
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Reviews
"Among the most addictive children’s novel of the year, and based by the ending, a sequel can be expected. A strong recommendation from the entire family!"
- Hannu Sinisalo, Kirjavinkit.fi
Author Biography
Siri Kolu (b. 1972) is a writer, dramatist, director and theatre instructor among many other duties in the Finnish cultural field. She is a Finlandia Junior Prize winner and her works have been published into 21 languages. She has been awarded the Laivakello Prize by the Väinö Riikkilä Society and in the Netherlands, Kolu won the Silver Slate Pencil (Zilveren Griffel). Me and the Robbersons received an honour mention in British Book Trust’s In Other Words competition in 2018.
She is a front-line author with a strong voice and a broad range from humourous middle grade to edgy YA, cross-over fiction and beyond.
Johanna Lumme (b. 1990) is an artist and illustrator, who is recognised for her illustrations in Finnish primary school books in collaboration with Siri Kolu. Johanna is also an illustrator of a new middle-grade series Wild House.
The Jungle Crew – into the City is her debut picture book where the story of the Jungle Crew begins. The follow-up Jungle Crew - The Secret of the Garden was published in September 2020. All pictures are drawn and painted by hand.
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- Publisher Otava Publishing Company
- Publication Date September 2020
- Orginal LanguageFinnish
- Publication Country or regionFinland
- FormatHardback
- Pages256
- ReadershipChildren
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleVillitalon valitsemat
- SeriesWild House trilogy
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