Wolf

Award winning story about ten-year-old Seppe who on his tenth birthday finds out he has cancer and urgently needs an operation and chemotherapy. During his stay in the hospital, he falls into a deep depression and refuses to leave his room. One day, however, his parents bring him a book on the North American Sioux Indians, and Seppe loses himself in their stories, their way of living and their fascinating rituals. He draws strength and energy from his daydreams in which he becomes a strong Sioux warrior. Seppe also befriends Katinka, a nurse with native American ancestors, and with Teresa, a girl on the cancer ward. Slowly but surely, Seppe will find the strength and courage to fight his disease. Wolf is a realistic story about a boy with cancer who fights courageously to battle his disease, even though it is not always easy.

• Ean/ISBN: 9780463821626
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