Wildwood, Colin Meloy
Wildwood, Colin Meloy
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Wildwood

Author: Colin Meloy

Narrator: Amanda Plummer

Unabridged: 15 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Storytide

Published: 08/30/2011

Synopsis

Soon to be a major motion picture from LAIKA, the studio behind Coraline. Look for it on October 23, 2026!Narrated by Amanda Plummer, this is the first book in the New York Times best-selling fantasy series full of magic, wonder, and danger from Colin Meloy, lead singer of the highly celebrated band the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, the award-winning illustrator of Du Is Tak and Home.
Wildwood captivates readers with the wonder and thrill of a secret world within the landscape of a modern city. It feels at once firmly steeped in the classics of children's literature and completely fresh.In Wildwood, Prue and her friend Curtis uncover a secret world in the midst of violent upheaval—a world full of warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful figures with the darkest intentions. And what begins as a rescue mission becomes something much greater as the two friends find themselves entwined in a struggle for the very freedom of this wilderness. A wilderness the locals call Wildwood.The bestselling trilogy from Colin Meloy consists of Wildwood, Under Wildwood, and Wildwood Imperium.

About Colin Meloy

Colin Meloy is the author of The Stars Did Wander Darkling, The Whiz Mob and the Grenadine Kid, and the New York Times bestselling Wildwood Chronicles as well as two picture books, The Golden Thread: A Song for Pete Seeger and Everyone’s Awake. He is also the singer and songwriter for the indie rock band the Decemberists. Colin lives in Oregon with his wife and frequent collaborator, illustrator Carson Ellis, and their sons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 09, 2020

Prue felt like someone had bored a hole in her stomach the size of a basketball.Prue has always lived in Portland, on the edges ofa great and wondrous forest. She never gave it much thought...that is until her one-year-old brother (Mac) wascarried off by a flock of crows to the heart o......more

Goodreads review by emma on December 29, 2021

They tell you not to judge a book by its cover, but come on. It's 2021. It's days from 2022, in fact. Isn't it time we all admit that they are lying? Take this book, for example. Look at its cover. You look at that, you assume: This is a charming middle grade adventure novel about two children. It ta......more

Goodreads review by Katie on August 16, 2011

I finally finished this book!!! I think it took me 2.5 months to get through this galley? That's usually not a good sign if it's taking me that long to finish something. To be fair, this book is a chunker--541 pages, to be precise. The concept was actually really fun, in the beginning. A sort of Nar......more

Goodreads review by Daven on October 17, 2019

What an enjoyable read this was. I confess to entering into this novel with conflicting feelings. I attended a young adult literature conference back in October. As we were getting settled in to listen to the keynote speaker (no less than Mike Lupica, not to drop names or anything . . . ), I caught......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on May 08, 2018

EDIT: I decided it really wasn't fair to compare this book with a TV show that came out after it. Also the second book in the series was a big improvement on this one and made me like it a bit better. Prue McKeel is a twelve-year-old from Portland, tasked with watching her baby brother while their pa......more

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