{"product_id":"windswept-9781419758256","title":"Windswept","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning author 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\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLittle remains from those times: snippets of songs, heaps of plastic trash, and a few banned texts--including a book of fairy tales. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 fairy tales, a possibly magic ribbon, and an unwillingness to accept \"that's impossible,\" they set off to rescue their windswept siblings in this spellbinding fantasy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a map and black-and-white illustrations by award-winning artist Armando Veve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margi Preus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.51w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419758256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e516404 \/ Windswept\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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, Minnesota, land of snow squalls and cardamom buns.\u003cb\u003e Armando 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, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Margi Preus \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47897249579165,"sku":"9781419758256","price":10.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_df3031e9-2cb7-4eae-8b0c-b19e2b42aa50.jpg?v=1778004558","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/windswept-9781419758256","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}