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Wildwood

Colin Meloy
Illustrated by Carson Ellis
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Wildwood

Colin Meloy
Illustrated by Carson Ellis
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The Wildwood Chronicles
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Overall rating: 4.6857142 / 5 from 35 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Wildwood is a captivating fantasy adventure series that combines classic children's literature with fresh storytelling. The book features imaginative narratives, beautiful illustrations, and a rescue mission that evolves into a struggle for freedom in a secret world.

Summary topics

  • Illustration Quality: 19%
  • Enjoyment: 31%
  • Narrative Quality: 22%
  • Overall Quality: 61%

Review topics: ["fun","book","story","read","illustrations","characters","written","adventure","language","come","text","tale","storyline","writing"].

Review highlights

  • "Great book, great read." — Snow
  • "super fun little adventure, very creative story and easy to get into" — Anonymous
  • "Beautiful writing style, exciting, imaginative story line, and lovely illustrations." — Jacqueline

Reviews

Engaging and exciting

"Very engaging! My 9y old loved the story and world building. They're excited to dive into book two."

— JKVK (5/5)

captivating

"bought this for my 10 yr old who loves big chapter books but also age appropriate"

— Mindy88 (5/5)

10 yr girl loves this story

"My granddaughter loved the book. It was a great pick by the indigo staff. Thank you Ps. I am going to try to find more favourite books"

— Preteen G. (5/5)

The “ fight over” book

"This child’s book 📚 made me take a double glance … I have it as a gift to my ten year old granddaughter and it was an instant hit ! But if you have more than one grandchild be prepared to become a referee. All the kids wanted to look at this gem 💎"

— Alba (5/5)

Liked it

"Grabbed our 8 year friends attention and she immediately started ready, carried the book around with her the rest of the day"

— Rosie C. (5/5)

Great book

"I bought this as much for myself as my kids, really looking forward to reading it together :)"

— Stephanie (5/5)

Wildwood

"Although it looks very thock, it really is not that long. The text is big and easy to read. It has a good storyline and many plot twists! There are a few colored illustrations and many black and white ones. Me and my friends highly recommended this book, I bought a few copies to give to my friends for their birthdays. Again, I highly recommend."

— Sooah (5/5)

Beautiful book

"My daughter is enjoying reading this. she is 8 years old, but an advance reader"

— Molly (5/5)

Awesome

"One of my favourite books from childhood. I bought it again (I guess I donated it when I was a teenager) because I’ve recently gotten very into The Decemberists and their lead singer is the author!"

— Arthur (5/5)

Wildwood

"This book is special. You can tell just by holding it in your hands. You’ll also be surprised how many other people have read it and want to talk about it with you."

— Hannah (5/5)

Q&A

  • Appropriate for: Ages 9-12 Years
  • Published date: Sep 25, 2012
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 576
  • Publisher: HarperCollins
  • ISBN: 9780062024701
  • Dimensions: 6.0" W x 1.6" L x 7.75" H

WILDWOOD is a beautiful object and a beautiful read. One half fairy tale, one half coming of age story, one half unrepentantly gorgeous work of art, this book is overflowing with gifts. - Jonathan Safran Foer

Dark and whimsical, with a true and uncanny sense of otherworldliness, WILDWOOD is the heir to a great tradition of stories of wild childhood adventure. It snatched me up and carried me off into a world I didn’t want to leave. - Michael Chabon

A satisfying blend of fantasy, adventure story, eco-fable and political satire with broad appeal; especially recommended for preteen boys. - Kirkus Reviews

If you like stories in which spunky adolescents emerge from secret tunnels only to be greeted by smartly outfitted badgers operating rickshaws, this is a book for you. Meloy’s debut is the kind of delicate, elaborate fantasy that is so well-versed in classic Narnian tropes that it is destined to be enthusiastically embraced. Frequent, droll illustrations further solidify Wildwood as a uniquely alive place-right down to the stubborn blackberries and vengeful ivy. - Booklist (starred review)

This book is like the wild, strange forest it describes. It is full of suspense and danger and frightening things the world has never seen, and once I stepped inside I never wanted to leave. - Lemony Snicket

WILDWOOD is an irresistible, atmospheric adventure - richly imagined and richly rewarding. - Trenton Lee Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of The Mysterious Benedict Society

Meloy has an immediately recognizable verbal style and creates a fully realized fantasy world…. Ellis’s illustrations perfectly capture the original world and contribute to the feel of an instant timeless classic. Further adventures in Wildwood cannot come quickly enough. - School Library Journal (starred review)

“A richly satisfying weave of reality and fantasy.” - New York Times Book Review

Colin Meloy once wrote Ray Bradbury a letter, informing him that he "considered himself an author too." He was ten. Since then, Colin has gone on to be the singer and songwriter for the band the Decemberists, where he channels all of his weird ideas into weird songs. With the Wildwood Chronicles, he is now channeling those ideas into novels.

As a kid, Carson Ellis loved exploring the woods, drawing, and nursing wounded animals back to health. As an adult, little has changed—except she is now the acclaimed illustrator of several books for children, including Lemony Snicket''sThe Composer Is Dead,Dillweed''s Revengeby Florence Parry Heide, andThe Mysterious Benedict Societyby Trenton Lee Stewart.

Colin and Carson live with their sons, Hank and Milo, in Oregon.

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