Summary
In this true story set in 1920s India, two seriously ill young female orphans are cared for by a Christian missionary named J. A. L. Singh. Singh claims that the girls, neither of whom could speak and were approximately 2 and 8 years old, were raised by wolves. The younger girl died within weeks of being taken in by Singh, but the older girl lived with him for eight years before she died of typhoid fever. However, a mystery still lingers about the true origins of the so-called "Wolf Girls," as Singh himself told three different versions of the story of how the girls came to live with him. The authors reveal all they know, but leave it up to readers to draw their own conclusions about the mysterious lives of these two orphaned children.
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"[A]ccesible and fascinating, and fans of unsolved mysteries will enjoy turning back and forth through the pages of this one."
-- Kirkus
"THE WOLF GIRLS is a lively detective story, a well-told "mystery from history" that encourages young readers to come up with their own solutions. -- Geoffrey C. Ward
-- New York Times Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 9.5 x 10.75 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Synopses
A young aspiring detective narrates the known facts of an unsolved historical mystery--the discovery in a forest in India of two girls said to have been raised by wolves--and challenges the reader to come up with a solution.
Publisher's Notes
A young aspiring detective narrates the known facts of an unsolved historical mystery--the discovery in a forest in India of two girls said to have been raised by wolves--and challenges the reader to come up with a solution. By the authors of The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved Mystery from History.
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