{"product_id":"windswept-hardcover-3","title":"Windswept - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargi Preus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArmando Veve\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Newbery Honor-winner Margi Preus, a gripping middle-grade fantasy about a girl who must save the children of her world from being \"windswept\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Tag's world, children are disappearing. \"Youngers\" who venture Outside are windswept--vanishing in the swirling snow--Tag's sisters among them. Many have tried to find the lost children; all have failed. And since the Other Times, the Powers That Be seem intent on keeping it that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle remains from those times: snippets of songs, heaps of plastic trash, and a few banned texts--including a book of fairytales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unlikely crew of Youngers join forces--Boots, who can climb anything, Ant, who will eat anything, Ren, who will say anything, and Tag, who doesn't appear to have any talent whatsoever. With their dubious skills, the fairytales, a possibly magic ribbon, and an unwillingness to accept \"that's impossible,\" they set off to rescue their windswept siblings in this spellbinding fantasy from Newbery Honor winner Margi Preus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargi Preus\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eHeart of a Samurai\u003c\/i\u003e and other notable books for young readers, including \u003ci\u003eWest of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShadow on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVillage of Scoundrels\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Duluth, MN, land of snow squalls and cardamom buns. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eArmando Veve\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator whose drawings have appeared in numerous publications around the globe, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e National Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as with Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and Art of Play. His permanent public art installation commissioned by MTA Arts \u0026amp; Design for Metro North Railroad was completed in 2021. He is a Society of Illustrators gold medalist, ADC Young Gun, and Forbes 30 Under 30 Honoree. Armando studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Philadelphia.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 8.52 x 5.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Windswept\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42157750812807,"sku":"9781419758249","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7c6b8de6bf91368f64979b9235c286b1.webp?v=1733253385","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/windswept-hardcover-3","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}