Sunday, March 6, 2011

WINDBLOWNE


I am one of those people who has always been unsettled by the wind.  I don't know why, because it's not like I was ever in a house or a car on which a tree fell.  But for some reason, on those nights when the wind picks up speed and howls, I feel an anxiousness not justified by my life experience.  This book may help me with this in the future.

I don't want to give away the plot, and I wish I could somehow convey how charming this book is.  It's about a boy who lives in the town of Windblowne, which is a town in the tops of the oak trees.  It's about family.  It's about finding yourself.  It's about saving the world.  It's about sentient kites.  It's wonderful.  Stop reading blogs and go read this book.