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Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew by Ursula Vernon – book cover

Nurk: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew

By Ursula Vernon

Middle Grade

Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew. But when a mysterious plea for help arrives in the mail, he invokes the spirit of his fearless warrior-shrew grandmother, Surka, and sets off to find the sender. It seems the prince…

Release Date
2008
Length
145 pages
Publisher
HarperCollins
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Our Review

Nurk is a quiet homebody of a shrew. But when a mysterious plea for help arrives in the mail, he invokes the spirit of his fearless warrior-shrew grandmother, Surka, and sets off to find the sender. It seems the prince of the dragonflies has been kidnapped, and Nurk is his last hope for rescue. Such a mission would be daunting for even the biggest, baddest, and bravest of shrews, and Nurk is neither big nor bad, and only a little brave. But he does his very best–and hopes his grandmother would be proud. Nurk is a warm, wonderful, and hilarious illustrated adventure about courage, family legacies, and friendships of a most unusual nature.

Author

Ursula Vernon