Taking Wing
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GENRE: Middle Grade Adventure
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BLURB:
Twelve-year-old
Freya enjoys karate and is the only one in her class who’s trusted with a
part-time job. But everything changes when she meets a boy with yellow eyes.
She learns about the guardians, and how an age-old fight has prevented them
from fulfilling their purpose.
Freya finds new friends
in the Crow tribe, but not everything in the castle is blissful. A destructive
shadow lies within her and all she needs to do to release it is close her eyes.
But as the guardians’
war rages on, Freya realises that, although the shadow’s power can be useful,
it can’t create peace. To do that, Freya and her friends must solve the
mysterious crime that began the war. Can they bring the guardians together
before they destroy each other?
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EXCERPT
“Tell me more about the Owls,” Freya requested. She couldn’t
deny that the statue fascinated her. It was such a magnificent gift, it seemed
tragic that the people who gifted it were now at war. Elialdor, standing behind
her, placed his hands on her shoulders.
“Their king is a man called Raedwald. He commands perhaps
more than even the Crows. Perhaps the most powerful of our kind.” Elialdor
spoke almost in a whisper. “It was him who killed my grandfather.”
“The king?” Freya turned around to face him. The prince’s
face looked so sad, but proud all the same.
“Yes. But he was my grandfather too.” He bowed his head.
“Raedwald was angry with our tribe and sought revenge. So he killed him.”
“Revenge for what?” Freya could not help but ask.
“He believed we committed a crime that we did not. The only
way to prove our innocence was to find the truly guilty party: something we
failed to do. So we remain at war.”
Although Freya wanted to find out more on the matter, the
look of pain on Elialdor’s face stopped her from asking any more questions. She
was struggling to piece together the fragments of information she had received,
and each conversation made it more intriguing.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
I can't
remember when I wrote my first story. We had a word processor when I was very
little. It was an archaic piece of technology with no mouse, which meant you
had to know the codes for it to work. My sister, Judith, and I wrote several
stories using this. I think one of my stories was about a mammoth, probably
during my I-want-to-be-a-mammoth-when-I-grow-up stage.
When I was a
bit older, during Year 3 at Primary School, another sister brought home several
A5 grey jotters and gave one to Ginny and Judith to plan and write their
stories in. Naturally, I wanted a notebook too, so I said I was writing a story
called "The Rule of the Unicorns". I never finished that rather
peculiar tale, but it meant I got one of those A5 grey jotters!
A good few
years down the line and I'm a Primary Teacher in the tip-top north of Scotland.
To encourage a love of reading in my pupils, I write a story with them in for
their Christmas present. The first thing they do is flick through and try and
find their name - but I hope they enjoy the story too!
When I'm not
teaching, I love writing, working on my allotment and I'm crazy enough to be
doing a Science degree at the same time.
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My Review
I have to admit that I was not sure about Taking Wing when I began reading it. I quickly found that I was hooked within the first few chapters. The characters grew on me and the plot was fantastic. It turned out to be a great read.
I am giving Taking Wing four and a half stars. I would love to read more by Clemency Crow, as well as, the next installment from her Feather Down series. I recommend it.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
I am giving Taking Wing four and a half stars. I would love to read more by Clemency Crow, as well as, the next installment from her Feather Down series. I recommend it.
I received this book from the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.
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