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The wind singer : an adventure / by William Nicholson ; with illustrations by Peter Sis.

Nicholson, William. (Author). Sís, Peter, 1949- (illustrator.).

Summary:

After Kestrel Hath rebels against the stifling rules of Amaranth society and is forced to flee, she, along with her twin brother and a tagalong classmate, follow an ancient map in quest of the legendary silver voice of the wind singer, in an attempt to heal Amaranth and its people.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0786805692
  • ISBN: 9780786805693
  • Physical Description: pages ; cm.
  • Edition: 1st U.S. edition
  • Publisher: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, [2000]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: Long Ago VII -- 1 Baby Pinpin Makes Her Mark 1 -- 2 Kestrel Makes a Horrible Friend 21 -- 3 Bad Words Said Loud 33 -- 4 Practising for Maroon 54 -- 5 A Warning from the Chief Examiner 65 -- 6 Special Teaching 83 -- 7 Emperor Weeps 96 -- 8 Hath Family Shamed 113 -- 9 Escape from Aramanth 127 -- 10 In the Salt Caves 147 -- 11 Mudnut Harvest 170 -- 12 A Queen Remembers 189 -- 13 Hath Family Punished 206 -- 14 Return of the Old Children 219 -- 15 Prisoners of Ombaraka 240 -- 16 Wind Battle 269 -- 17 Hath Family Fights Back 308 -- 18 Crack-in-the-land 328 -- 19 Mumpo Goes Wrong 361 -- 20 Into the Fire 383 -- 21 March of the Zars 405 -- 22 Hath Family Broken 428 -- 23 Scourge of the Plains 444 -- 24 Last High Examination 468.
Citation/References Note:
AYJT
BF0H
CBF7
P0H4
XY0G
Target Audience Note:
770L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 5.4 12 43480.
Subject:
Fantasy > Juvenile fiction.
Fantasy > Juvenile literature.
Siblings > Juvenile fiction.
Twins > Juvenile fiction.
Siblings.
Genre:
Fiction.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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