The Great Timbers

<p><strong>Winner of the Pencraft Book Award for Book of the Year - Best Fantasy Adventure</strong></p><p><strong>Winner of the Winter 2024 Pencraft Book Award for Best Fantasy Adventure</strong></p><p></p><p>When poachers invade an idyllic Wyoming meadow to scout the perfect location to build a lucrative hunting lodge the animals' lives are forever changed. Marred by the harrowing intrusion the grieving society of woodland creatures must summon the courage to unite predators and prey alike to protect their majestic utopia from the rifle-toting men. Set in the scenic Rocky Mountains <em>The Great Timbers</em> is a spellbinding story about friendship loss dignity loyalty and war. It is an award-winning poignant piece of literary animal fiction in the spirit of the Richard Adams' classic <em>Watership Down</em> George Orwell's <em>The Animal Farm</em> or Johnathan Durham's <em>Winterset Hollow</em>. Full of heart <em>The Great Timbers</em> is a captivating and timeless animal adventure in which the hunters have just become the hunted.</p><p></p><p>This is a clean-language fantasy containing no profanity suitable for readers of most ages beloved by middle grade readers and adults alike. This novel explores themes of found family poaching animal death love magical realism and friendship. Note: Contains animal and human death.</p>