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The floating islands., Rachel Neumeier

Label
The floating islands., Rachel Neumeier
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Intended audience
6.1, ATOS Level
resource.interestGradeLevel
MG+/Upper middle grades (6th-12th)
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The floating islands.
Nature of contents
dictionaries
resource.readingGradeLevel
Text Difficulty 4 - Text Difficulty 5
Responsibility statement
Rachel Neumeier
Summary
When Trei loses his family in a tragic disaster, he must search out distant relatives in a new land. The Floating Islands are unlike anything Trei has ever seen: stunning, majestic, and graced with kajurai, men who soar the skies with wings.Trei is instantly sky-mad, and desperate to be a kajurai himself. The only one who fully understands his passion is Araene, his newfound cousin. Prickly, sarcastic, and gifted, Araene has a secret of her own . . . a dream a girl cannot attain.Trei and Araene quickly become conspirators as they pursue their individual paths. But neither suspects that their lives will be deeply entwined, and that the fate of the Floating Islands will lie in their hands. . . .Filled with rich language, and told in alternating voices, The Floating Islands is an all-encompassing young adult fantasy read.From the Hardcover edition
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