STEPHEN MESSER - With Children's Fantasy WINDBLOWNE

08/19/2010 6:30 pm

Stephen Messer visits with his new fantasy WINDBLOWNE.  There's a thin line between reality and fantasy, and Oliver is about to discover where it is.  Wait until you read about the battling kites.  This is a great program for ages 9-12. and for kids who want to ask about writing.  Open to all, we especially welcome our guests from Endeavor Charter School.   

Can’t make it? To request a signed or personalized copy, call 828-1588 or 1-800-672-6789 or contact orders@quailridgebooks.com (at least 48 hours in advance for email) to check availability. 

Windblowne (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780375861956
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Random House Books for Young Readers, 5/2010

A high-flying fantasy adventure that will blow readers away!

Every kite Oliver touches flies straight into the ground, making him the laughingstock of Windblowne. With the kite-flying festival only days away, Oliver tracks down his reclusive great-uncle Gilbert, a former champion. With Gilbert's help, Oliver can picture himself on the crest, launching into the winds to become one of the legendary fliers of Windblowne.

Then his great-uncle vanishes during a battle with mysterious attack kites—kites that seem to fly themselves! All that remains is his prize possession, a simple crimson kite. At least, the kite seems simple. When Oliver tries to fly it, the kite lifts him high above the trees. When he comes down, the town and all its people have disappeared. Suddenly the festival is the last thing on Oliver's mind as he is catapulted into a mystery that will change everything he understands about himself and his world.

Inspired by the work of Diana Wynne Jones, debut author Stephen Messer delivers a fantasy book for boys and girls in which the distance between realities is equal to the breadth of a kite string.


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Street:
Quail Ridge Books & Music
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3522 Wade Ave
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Raleigh
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Province:
North Carolina
Postal Code:
27607-4048
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United States