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Prue McKeel lives an ordinary life until a murder of crows abducts her baby brother and carries him into the Impassable Wilderness. Joined by her friend Curtis, Prue ventures into this forbidden forest, discovering a hidden world filled with warring creatures, peaceable mystics, and powerful, dark‑intent figures. What begins as a simple rescue mission evolves into a struggle to secure the freedom of Wildwood, the wilderness the locals fear and cherish.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Colin Meloy
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