HOWUL: A Life's Journey by David Shannon

People in Blanow think that books are dangerous: they fill your head with drivel, make poor firewood and cannot be eaten (even in an emergency). This book is about Howul. He sees things differently: fires are dangerous; people are dangerous; books are just books.
Howul secretly writes down what goes on around him in Blanow. By trying to do this, he gets himself thrown out of Blanow... and so his journey begins.
HOWUL is about the bad things people do to each other and what to do if they happen to you. Words are the weapons that Howul uses most. He makes them sharp. He makes them hurt.