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Synopsis
A series of journal entries, emails, stories, and newspaper articles reveals the strange events that led to the disappearance of a reclusive author on Halloween night and the involvement of a teenager and his friends--a brother and sister some say can transform into animals and back again.
Is A Fast and Brutal Wing appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This epistolary fantasy mystery explores transformation and disappearance through multiple narrative formats. The shapeshifting premise and mysterious events involve some moderate tension and potentially unsettling situations suitable for teen readers.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include disappearance and isolation.
Who'll love this
Teens who love mysteries with a supernatural twist will enjoy piecing together clues from journal entries, emails, and articles to solve the puzzle of a missing author and shapeshifting siblings.