Light on Dumyat

The Clan #1

by Rennie McOwan

An adventure story for seven- to 12-year-old children, featuring Gavin, Clare, Michael and Mot. This is the first title in the Dumyat Trilogy, the other titles being The White Stag Adventure and The Day the Mountain Moved.

138 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Rennie McOwan was a Scottish writer, broadcaster and outdoorsman.

Reviews

[Louise Norton · Rating 4 out of 5]

exciting even though quite dated and formulaic

[Fiona · Rating 4 out of 5]

A children's book, but one that really sticks in my memory, so it must have been pretty good. Also FYI, Dumyat is pronounced Dum My Yat and is a mountain near Stirling in Scotland.

[Alexandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this to my 7 year old as I remember reading it in primary school and loving it. It did not disappoint, she was enthralled from start to finish and it was magical watching her relate so much to the characters because they lived in a place she could visit in real life.

[Kidlitter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rip roaring adventures in one of the most beautiful parts of the world, with a group of kids running loosing on a Scottish mountain and engaging with bad guys - terrific read aloud with cliff hangers and loads of action. Great stuff!

[Chloe Senior · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good short read

[John Fulton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A splendid adventure, set in the Ochils around Stirling, sees Gavin, on holiday visiting his aunt and uncle meet up with the Clan - three kids around his age who have adventures in the hills. This being a children's adventure story, the four get caught up in more than they bargained for when sinister figures take an interest in Gavin's uncle's silver...

Fun, exciting, full of the wild charm of the Scottish hills, woodlands, and wildlife.