The Winter Strangers
Author Victoria Williamson
Historical
It is the Ice Age. Tava and her brother Dupi live a peaceful existence in the forest with their tribe. Then, one day, strangers appear. They are different and stronger than their own people. They seem like monsters to Tava and Dupi. These new arrivals are Neanderthals. Is there room in the forest for these two types of human to live in harmony, or will there be war?
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 The First Meeting
Tava and her brother Dupi are looking for food in the forest when they have an unexpected encounter. The two children are suddenly in terrible danger from a group of strangers...
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Chapter 2 The Blue Sky Clan’s Healer
Dupi is a captive of the winter strangers and Tava must do something to help him. There is now no alternative. The Homo sapiens must encounter the Neanderthals by entering their camp...
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Chapter 3 Fire in the Forest
Smoke! Fire! Tava wakes in the Neanderthal camp and realises that she must take action fast. Her brother Dupi is still injured. Can Tava escape the flames and rescue her brother too?
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Chapter 4 The Fight for Food
It is winter. Tava’s tribe are living with the Blue Sky Clan, but there is not enough food for everybody. Conflict soon begins. There is only one solution: to hunt a large and dangerous animal...
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Chapter 5 Hands of Friendship
The hunt is going badly, and many hunters are injured. Now, the Neanderthal Rif is on the ground in front of an enormous, furious mammoth. How can Tava possibly save her new friend?
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