Young Prue McKeel has a very ordinary life, living with her
parents and little brother, Mac, in Portland. Then, one day when Prue is out
with her brother, Mac is stolen right out of his wagon by a group of crows and
carried into the tangled forest along the edge of the city. Prue takes off into
the woods with her friend, Curtis, to find her baby brother, but the pair
encounter far more than they could have imagined.
They come across coyote soldiers and animal constables, but
finding Mac proves difficult. It turns out there is a whole secret world in the
forest that the residents call Wildwood. That world is in turmoil, balanced on
the precipice of a major war between forces of good and evil, and Prue and
Curtis find themselves – and Mac – in the middle of the conflict.
Wildwood is a
classic fantasy tale with its young protagonists at the center of an epic
battle between good and evil, fighting not only for their own lives and freedom
but for the liberty of all of Wildwood. Author Colin Meloy, lead singer of the
Decemberists, has created an original and whimsical world. The audio book was
very well done and enjoyable, but I suspect the book is also excellent,
accompanied by illustrations by award-winning artist Carson Ellis.
HarperCollins Audio
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