Forest of Wonders

$6.55

Paperback
Author: Linda Sue Park
Illustrator: Jim Madsen
Publisher: Harpercollins
Publish Date: February 2017
Series: Wing & Claw
Language: English
Reading Level: 5.3
EAN: 9780062327390

Overview

From Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park, this is a captivating fantasy-adventure about a boy, a bat, and an amazing transformation. The first book in an enchanting trilogy, Forest of Wonders richly explores the links between magic and botany, family and duty, environment and home.

Raffa Santana has always loved the mysterious Forest of Wonders. For a gifted young apothecary like him, every leaf could unleash a kind of magic.

When an injured bat crashes into his life, Raffa invents a cure from a rare crimson vine that he finds deep in the Forest. His remedy saves the animal but also transforms it into something much more than an ordinary bat, with far-reaching consequences.

Raffa’s experiments lead him away from home to the forbidding city of Gilden, where troubling discoveries make him question whether exciting botanical inventions–including his own–might actually threaten the very creatures of the Forest he wants to protect.

Details

Pages: 352
Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.9 in
Lexile Score: 700
Interest Level: Middle Grade (MG)
Point Value: 9
ISBN: 0062327399