Wildings

Bookcover Source: Novelist Plus database

Author: Eleanor Glewwe

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

Annotation:

Despite being the son of an important ambassador, Arik is declared as a wilding (non-magical person) and abandoned from the family and society due to his lack of magical power. Arik's twin sister, Rivka, is a magical elite. Rivka is refusing to give up and sets out on an adventure to reunite with Arik, at all costs.

This book was first published in November 2016. Goodreads gives an overall 4.06/5 rating. There are 336 pages of this book.

The School Library Journal called it a "thoughtful adventure, with magic seeping through the pages"; VOYA recommended that this book "... will appeal to fans of fiction with strong elements of fantasy and magic"; and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books commented that Rivka's "fierce, unwavering determination to get her twin back is inspiring".

According to Amazon, Eleanor Glewwe was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Minnesota. She plays the cello and once braved a snowstorm to perform in a chamber music competition. At Swarthmore College, she studied linguistics, French, and Chinese and worked in the music library, shelving composers' biographies and binding scores with a needle and thread. More on the author can be found at eleanorglewwe.com.

Keywords: Magic, Conspiracy, Siblings, Courageous, Adventure