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The Wind Singer

William Nicholson (2000)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages352 (Standard (250-400))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age10
Goodreads3.88/5 (18683)
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

AnxietyDeathViolence

Positive tags

Coming of AgeAdventureSibling BondQuestFriendship

Hero archetypes

Coming-of-Age Hero

Heroine archetypes

Coming-of-Age HeroineRebel / RevolutionaryOutspoken Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersReluctant Hero

Tropes

QuestComing of AgeRebellionFound FamilyFish out of WaterFellowshipReluctant HeroSecondary World

Themes

Conformity vs IndividualityFamily BondsFreedomEducational PressureSelf-DiscoveryCourageResistance

Synopsis

In Aramanth, exams are everything. When Kestrel rebels, her family are sentenced to the harshest punishment. To save them, Kestrel learns the secret of the wind singer and she sets out to discover the true source of the evil that grips Aramanth

Is The Wind Singer appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

This middle grade fantasy features sibling protagonists on a dangerous quest to save their city from a rigid, test-obsessed society. Expect moderate peril and violence suitable for the age group.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, anxiety, and violence.

Who'll love this

Twins embark on an epic adventure to break free from a school system that demands perfection and discover their own strength along the way.

Tags

Dystopian FantasyAdventure FantasyQuest Fantasy