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Kestrel, a strong individual, is unhappy with the perfect, orderly society she lives in. In the walled city of aramanth, exams are everything not only for children, but for whole families. It follows the quest of twins kestrel and bowman hath, and their acquaintance mumpo to restore the voice of the wind singer to their city and bring happiness to their cruel society. I later was introduced to harry potter, but could never let this book come second to them. William nicholson was born in 1948, and grew up in sussex and gloucestershire. Becoming a member of the lovereading4kids community is free. For anyone who has recently read the hunger games and enjoyed the story, i have a feeling you will enjoy this book as well. His novel for older children, the wind singer, won the smarties prize gold award on publication in 2000, and the blue peter book of the year award in 2001. Gloriously cinematic and completely enthralling independent. When kestrel hath dares to rebel, the chief examiner humiliates her father and sentences the family to the harshest punishment. The main characters of this fantasy, fiction story are kestrel hath, bowman hath.
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