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Reading Notes on Wild Song by Candy Gourlay

These reading notes include questions to get you thinking and talking about Wild Song by Candy Gourlay – some general questions about your feelings and response to the story, and also things to think about, inspired by the themes and events in the book.

The year is 1904. Luki has lived a tribal life in the mountains of the Philippines. Now she’s growing up, she is expected to become a wife and a mother, but Luki isn’t ready to give up her dream to become a warrior.