Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran species. They are an ancient race of forest people that have lived in the Great Smoky Mountain since the trees have grown there. However, a crew of human loggers have arrived and are cutting down and destroying the forest she loves at an alarming rate. Willa feels powerless as she is unable to stop them. She doesn't know how she will be able to stop them as they have powerful machines and she is just one girl.
Willa tries to get a closer look at the loggers and tries to devise a plan to stop the deforestation. She comes across these mysterious creatures that are beautiful and elusive until, she realizes they are hunting humans. Willa struggles to decide if unleashing these dangerous spirits is the only course of action she has to stopping the loggers. She will have to find a way to save the people and animals she loves while taking a stand against the loggers and the darkness that is threatening to destroy her world.
This is the second novel in the series but, I felt that this novel can be read as a standalone. The book is heartbreaking and an exciting read. The book has many great lessons including, respecting nature and focusing on the group mindset instead of thinking of only yourself. I liked all the characters and thought they were beautifully written including, Charka. I hope this isn't the end of the series and that they make a series from the book!
**Disclosure
- I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest
opinion.**
About the Book:
Author: Robert Beatty
Pub. Date: May 4, 2021
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook,
audiobook
Pages: 384
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
Young nightspirit Willa discovers an ancient, powerful magic deep in the forest in the enchanting companion to Robert Beatty's instant #1 New York Times best-seller, Willa of the Wood.
This enchanting
companion to Robert Beatty's instant #1 New York Times
bestseller Willa of the Wood is perfect for any reader who
cares deeply about the natural world.
Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, she is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines?
When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force that seems to be hunting humans. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against a consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world.
Praise for Willa of the Wood:
"Willa of the Wood will grip readers from its first page...
Willa is... an admirable protagonist."—Culturess
"A moving, atmospheric journey of hope."—Kirkus Reviews
"Beatty conjures up a resourceful, compassionate heroine. Full of
atmospheric details and richly described magic... this well-paced tale asks
insightful questions about the relationship between nature and humans."—Publishers
Weekly
"The heroine is an appealing character... and her anguish is clear as she
wavers between frightened self-preservation and her desire to help her
friends."—School Library Journal
"Willa is a strong and likable creature of the natural world, and
seamlessly represents themes of loyalty, tradition, family, and stewardship of
the Earth in this engaging story."—School Library Connection
Accolades:
2018 Goodreads Choice
Awards: Middle Grade, finalist
2018 Cybils Award,
Elementary Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee
Amazon: Best Children's
Books of 2018, ages 9-12
Imagination Soup: Best
Middle Grade Chapter Books of 2018
BNKids: July's Best Books
for Young Readers, selection (2018)
Brightly: 9 Middle Grade
Books for Environmentally Conscious Kids, selection (2018)
PopSugar: The Best books for
Kids in 2018, as Voted by Actual Kids and Parents Who Read Them, selection
A Mighty Girl: 2018 Books of
the Year, ages 9-12
About Robert:
Robert Beatty is the #1 New
York Times best-selling author of the Serafina series and the Willa of
the Wood series published by Disney Hyperion. Loved by young readers and adults
alike, the Serafina and Willa books are being taught in over a thousand
classrooms nationwide and have been translated into over 22 languages. Robert
lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with his wife
and three daughters. He writes full-time now, but in his past lives, Robert was
one of the early pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems,
the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the chairman/CTO of Narrative magazine.
In 2007, he was named an Entrepreneur of the Year. When asked about the
inspiration for his books, Robert said, “The Serafina and Willa books grew out
of my desire to write stories about unusual and heroic young girls for my three
daughters."
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