The Dawn of Adonis
By Phil Earle

From the bestselling author ofand When the Sky Fallsand 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.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?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:and When the Sky Falls. This richly atmospheric adventure . . . confirms Earle as a master of his craft'and Daily Mail Nobody writes striking, heartfelt adventure like Phil Earle. I loved it!'and Ross Montgomery It's a tremendous nail-biting read, tender and terrifying in equal measure'and Jacqueline WilsonPraise for When the Sky Falls: A magnificent story'and Philip Pullman Deeply felt, movingly written, a remarkable achievement'and Michael MorpurgoPerfect for fans ofand War Horse,and I Am Rebeland andand The Last Bear