A Breath of Mischief
by Marcykate Connolly (Author) Yuta Onoda (Illustrator)
Brimming with danger and magic, this new fantasy adventure from acclaimed author MarcyKate Connolly will leave readers breathless as Aria discovers the strength of her courage--and the power of friendship.
Aria is raised by the Wind. She grew up in a castle, floating among the clouds with creatures of the air. She spends her days racing and soaring through the sky with her best friend, Gwyn, a young gryphling. At night, she falls asleep to the music of the Wind. One morning, Aria is woken by a frantic Gwyn. The chimes are silent, there is not a breath of breeze, and their castle has settled on the ground. The Wind has vanished. Aria and Gwyn go on a desperate search only to discover the Wind is being held captive by a sinister alchemist named Worton.
To free the Wind, Aria and Gwyn must complete a series of trials to find and retrieve three magical talismans for Worton. Nothing will keep Aria from rescuing the element who raised her--not a riddle, not a quest, not a race against time. Except Worton can't be trusted, and it's not just the Wind that needs saving...
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Narrator Aria, who is pale with blue-tinged skin and hair, has long lived with the Wind, which claims her as their daughter. It's a life the young windling loves--dwelling in a floating cloud castle and traversing the world with young gryphling companion Gwyn--until Aria awakens one morning to air unmoved by the slightest breeze. The castle is grounded, its aviary chimes have gone missing, and the Wind cannot be summoned. Heading west to seek the element, Aria and Gwyn find the Wind trapped within a vast, overgrown estate in a machine of glass and metal. The creation's inventor, Worton, claims to be bringing harmony to the world, and offers a bargain: if Aria retrieves three fabled treasures before the moon wanes, Worton will free the Wind. Deprived of their customary ease of travel, Aria and Gwyn undergo terrifying challenges, encounter youths connected with the other elements--Fire, Earth, and Water--and together fight against a hidden agenda that's poised to doom the land. For fans of Hayao Miyazaki, this straightforwardly plotted, elementally anchored adventure quest from Connolly (the Hollow Dolls duology) couples cloud turrets and terrestrial wonder with a memorable tone and an ecologically aware narrative. Final art not seen by PW. Ages 8-13. Author's agent: Suzie Townsend, New Leaf Literary. (Apr.)
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MarcyKate Connolly is a New York Times bestselling children's book author who lives in New England with her family and a grumble of short-nosed dogs. She can be lured out from her writing cave with the promise of caffeine and new books. When she was in 4th grade, she and her neighbors saw an unidentified flying object zig-zag across the sky over their backyard and she's been preparing to write a book like The Thirteenth Circle ever since. She's also the author of several middle grade fantasy novels including Monstrous and the Shadow Weaver series, and a young adult duology (Twin Daggers and Heartless Heirs).
Kathryn Holmes is the author of multiple books for kids and teens, including the Class Critters chapter book series and the young adult novels The Distance Between Lost and Found and How It Feels to Fly. The Thirteenth Circle is her middle-grade debut. Kathryn grew up in Maryville, Tennessee, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband, daughter, and piles upon piles of books. A graduate of The New School's MFA in Creative Writing program, Kathryn works as a freelance dance journalist, among other writing gigs.JUV001000 - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
JUV022000 - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, & Fables | General
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