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Black Wings Beating
Contributor(s): London, Alex (Author)
ISBN: 1250211484     ISBN-13: 9781250211484
Publisher: Square Fish
OUR PRICE:   $16.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2019
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Fantasy - Epic
- Young Adult Fiction | Lgbt
- Young Adult Fiction | Animals - General
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Measure: 860
Series: Skybound Saga
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.85 lbs) 448 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 503076
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 13.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

In this first young-adult fantasy novel in a trilogy, Alex London launches a soaring saga about the memories that haunt us, the histories that hunt us, and the bonds of blood between us.

The people of Uztar have long looked to the sky with hope and wonder. Nothing in their world is more revered than the birds of prey and no one more honored than the falconers who call them to their fists.

Brysen strives to be a great falconer--while his twin sister, Kylee, rejects her ancient gifts for the sport and wishes to be free of falconry. She's nearly made it out, too, but a war is rolling toward their home in the Six Villages, and no bird or falconer will be safe.

Together the twins must journey into the treacherous mountains to trap the Ghost Eagle, the greatest of the Uztari birds and a solitary killer. Brysen goes for the boy he loves and the glory he's long craved, and Kylee to atone for her past and to protect her brother's future. But both are hunted by those who seek one thing: power.

Praise for Black Wings Beating:

*An NBC Today Show Book Club Pick *
*A Seventeen Magazine Best YA Book of 2018 *
*A Kirkus Best YA Fantasy Book of the Year*
*A We Need Diverse Books 2018 Must-Read*

Epic thrills, heart-punching romance, and a marvel of a hero. --Adam Silvera, New York Times-bestselling author of They Both Die at the End

Black Wings Beating gives us irresistible, complex characters in a propulsive, adventure-filled story, pulling off the rare trick of leaving its readers satisfied but undeniably excited for a second volume. --NBC's Today Show


Contributor Bio(s): London, Alex: - Alex London has written books for adults, children, and teens. The first book in the Skybound Saga, Black Wings Beating--which the New York Times Book Review called "brilliantly crafted"--was a NBC Today Show Book Club Pick, a Kirkus Best YA Book of the Year, and received several starred reviews. His young adult debut, Proxy, was an ALA Top Ten Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Readers, a 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults, a Rainbow List Selection, and appeared on state reading lists across the country. At one time a journalist reporting from conflict zones and refugee camps, Alex lives with his husband in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.