Bo states, ” ‘ I won’t let hate win.’ ” (316) Bo is the ‘boy’ in the title of The Boy, the Wolf, and the Stars by Shivaun Plozza. We meet Bo on the first page, along with the importance of the ‘wolf’ and the ‘stars’. I like, not having to read 80-90 % of the book to understand the title.

Set in a time of castles, kings, scribes, magic, angry villagers, haunted forests, Shadow Creatures ruled by a Shadow Witch, and riddles needing to be solved to save the day The Boy, the Wolf, and the Stars by Shivaun Plozza keeps the reader compelled to plunge ahead to eliminate the bad magic that is increasing daily.

Bo, an unlikely hero, is joined by two others. The three of them should all be sworn enemies due to their places of birth, but each of them cannot let harm come to an innocent. “Bo launched into his tale of Mads’s death, the giant wolf chasing him, and his guardian’s last words: for Bo to find and release the Stars.” (75)

Along the way Bo learns important life lessons: once enemies can become friends, all magic is not bad, it is ok to be angry but not ok to take anger out on other people, and it is not what is wrong with you but what is right with you that counts.

As Bo states, ” ‘ I won’t let hate win.’ “