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Years after her sisters venture Outside and vanish in a snow squall, thirteen-year-old Tag sets out to rescue the lost Youngers, accompanied by an unlikely crew--Boots, who can climb anything; Ant, who will eat anything; and Ren, who will say anything. Includes author's note.
A gripping middle grade fantasy about a girl who must save the children of her world from being "windswept", by Newbery Honor winner Margi Preus
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From Newbery Honor–winner Margi Preus, Windswept is a gripping middle-grade fantasy about a girl who must save the children of her world from being "windswept".
In Tag’s world, children under the age of 15 are kept locked indoors. Those who do venture Outside are windswept—disappearing in the midst of snow squalls—Tag’s sisters among them. Many have tried to find the lost children; all have failed. And since the Other Times, the Powers That Be seem strangely intent on keeping it that way.
All that remains from those Other Times are snippets of songs, way too much plastic trash, and a few forbidden books—including the fairy tales Tag stumbles upon. That book, a mysterious invitation, and a possibly magic hair ribbon set Tag and an unlikely crew of "youngers" on a perilous quest to find their windswept siblings.
To save their future, they must face invisible pursuers, various bewitchments, and ravenously hungry trolls, and, at every turn, risk being windswept themselves.
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Windswept by Margi Preus is praised for its enchanting storytelling that intertwines Norwegian fairy tale themes with a dystopian twist. Reviewers highlight its inventive narrative that warns against human greed while celebrating the power of storytelling. The book is commended for its captivating writing style and blended European fairy-tale motifs, offering a rich adventure for fantasy lovers.
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ISBN: 9781419758249
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 13 October 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Amulet Books
Illustration: Map and B&W illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Armando Veve
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Margi Preus is a New York Times bestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book Heart of a Samurai and other notable books for young readers, including West of the Moon, Shadow on the Mountain, and Village of Scoundrels. She lives in Duluth, Minnesota, land of snow squalls and cardamom buns. Armando Veve is an award-winning illustrator whose drawings have appeared in numerous publications around the globe, including The New Yorker, National Geographic, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and Smithsonian magazine, as well as with Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim and Art of Play. His permanent public art installation commissioned by MTA Arts & Design for Metro North Railroad was completed in 2021. He is a Society of Illustrators gold medalist, ADC Young Gun, and Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree. Armando studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Philadelphia.
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