From Newbery Medal-winning author Linda Sue Park, this is a captivating fantasy-adventure about a boy, a bat, and an amazing transformation. The first book in an enchanting trilogy, Forest of Wonders richly explores the links between magic and botany, family and duty, environment and home.

Raffa Santana has always loved the mysterious Forest of Wonders. For a gifted young apothecary like him, every leaf could unleash a kind of magic.

When an injured bat crashes into his life, Raffa invents a cure from a rare crimson vine that he finds deep in the Forest. His remedy saves the animal but also transforms it into something much more than an ordinary bat, with far-reaching consequences.

Raffa's experiments lead him away from home to the forbidding city of Gilden, where troubling discoveries make him question whether exciting botanical inventions--including his own--might actually threaten the very creatures of the Forest he wants to protect.

Author: Linda Sue Park
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 03/01/2016
Series: Wing & Claw #1
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780062327383
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.3
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 180668 / Forest of Wonders


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2015
Publishers Weekly 12/21/2015
School Library Journal 01/01/2016 pg. 92
Booklist 01/01/2016 pg. 89
Shelf Awareness 03/04/2016
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Park, Linda Sue: -

Linda Sue Park, recipient of the Newbery Medal for A Single Shard, is the bestselling author of many books for young readers, including picture books, poetry, and historical and contemporary fiction. Born in Illinois, Ms. Park has also lived in California, England, and Ireland. She and her husband, a journalist, now live in Rochester, New York, and have two grown children. Learn more at www.lindasuepark.com.