num_pages: 62
description: Storm Boy likes to wander alone along the fierce deserted coast among the dunes that face out into the Southern Ocean. After a pelican mother is shot, Storm Boy rescues the three chicks, and nurses them back to health. He names them Mr Proud, Mr Ponder and Mr Percival. After he releases them, his favourite, Mr Percival, returns. The story then concentrates on the conflict between his lifestyle and the externally imposed requirement for him to attend a school, and the fate of the pelican.
language: English
title: Storm Boy
titlecomplete: Storm Boy
genres: Middle Grade, 20th Century, Coming Of Age, Australia, Animals, Childrens, Young Adult, Picture Books, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 2938
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Zilveren Griffel
publisher: New Holland Publishers