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Windblowne

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A high-flying fantasy adventure that will blow readers away!

Every kite Oliver touches flies straight into the ground, making him the laughingstock of Windblowne. With the kite-flying festival only days away, Oliver tracks down his reclusive great-uncle Gilbert, a former champion. With Gilbert's help, Oliver can picture himself on the crest, launching into the winds to beco...more

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Published May 25th 2010 by Random House Books for Young Readers (first published May 13th 2010)

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Oct 11, 2012 Leslie Preddy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: grades 4-7

In this fantasy, it is Kite Festival time in Windblowne, where Oliver lives in a tree house community. The most respected art and trade is kite making and a skilled kite flyer is revered. Our young hero, Oliver, is a clumsy kite maker and poor kite flyer who feels like a misfit. In an attempt to improve his skills, he goes in search of his long-lost, eccentric master kite maker and flyer Great Uncle Gilbert. He is sure he will no longer be embarrassed by his lack of talent if his uncle helps him...more In this fantasy, it is Kite Festival time in Windblowne, where Oliver lives in a tree house community. The most respected art and trade is kite making and a skilled kite flyer is revered. Our young hero, Oliver, is a clumsy kite maker and poor kite flyer who feels like a misfit. In an attempt to improve his skills, he goes in search of his long-lost, eccentric master kite maker and flyer Great Uncle Gilbert. He is sure he will no longer be embarrassed by his lack of talent if his uncle helps him. Instead, his uncle talks nonsense of impending doom and refuses to help Oliver build a kit for the festival competition. Instead, his uncle warns him to avoid some unnamed him, whoever he might be. For Oliver, this just confirms that he was the only sane person in his family. Soon Oliver is wrapped up in a mystery. There is something terribly wrong with the trees and he suspects his uncle is trying to do something about it. Before Oliver realizes it, he’s talking to his Uncle’s kite and the kite seems to respond. This red kite exhibits a personality and emotions as Oliver develops a relationship with it. The kite flies away, pulling Oliver with him and leads him on an irreversible path. They travel to an alternate world where he finds a nearly identical Oliver and Great Uncle Gilbert. This other Windblowne isn’t quite right and this uncle, in his thirst for power, calls himself Lord Gilbert. This alternate world uncle is an inventor with no respect for nature and an obsession with inventing and technology. Oliver quickly realizes he must do something to save the trees in this world in order to save the trees in his home world. Oliver and the red kite escape the evil uncle and find other, different Windblownes as they search for his good, Great Uncle Gilbert. With his Uncle’s help, he is sure there is a solution to save the trees and therefore all of the Windblowne’s, too. Within this cautionary tale about respecting nature, not all word choices will be familiar to young readers, but are understood with context clues. Throughout the novel, Oliver grows from a child who feels he is the only one amongst all the worlds without talent to the only one with the special skills necessary to save all the Windblowne worlds. Oliver is a relatable character everyone can embrace in this thought-provoking adventure. (less)

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Sep 08, 2011 Kerry Cerra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I’m actually not sure where to begin this review. I mean, so many things about this book are unique. But, since a cover is what we usually see first, I’ll start there. Oh. My. Goodness. It blew me away (pun intended). The contrast of the moonlight and the red kite…amazing. The boy flying over the tops of trees, two moons, just enough clouds and dark objects here and there to make it a tiny bit creepy. Wow! I couldn’t wait to read it.

It only got better from there. When I opened that first page an...more I’m actually not sure where to begin this review. I mean, so many things about this book are unique. But, since a cover is what we usually see first, I’ll start there. Oh. My. Goodness. It blew me away (pun intended). The contrast of the moonlight and the red kite…amazing. The boy flying over the tops of trees, two moons, just enough clouds and dark objects here and there to make it a tiny bit creepy. Wow! I couldn’t wait to read it.

It only got better from there. When I opened that first page and started reading about a town named Windblowne, where everyone lives in tree houses built on limbs of luscious Oaks, where night winds often blow with gale-force, I was captivated. Immediately transported to this vivid world. A world where kite flying is life. And that means disaster for Oliver, because no matter how hard he tries, his kite never lifts off the ground.

With the annual kite flying festival days away, Oliver finds out he has a great uncle who was a master kite flyer years ago. If only he’d help Oliver build the strongest kite ever, Oliver might finally earn a little respect from the townspeople. But, when Oliver manages to track Great-Uncle Gilbert down, in a well-hidden part of the forest, he discovers a magical secret. There’s not just one Windblowne. There are possibly millions. Each with the same map of oak trees, but with different whispers of the wind.

An evil Great-Uncle Gilbert clone, named Lord Gilbert, is set on gaining power over all Windblowne’s, but this involved taking energy from the Oaks, and in turn killing them. Lord Gilbert zaps Great-Uncle Gilbert to a hell-world Windblownem when he tries to save the tress. This sets Oliver on a quest to find his uncle, uncover the secret of the whispering winds, and discover that if kite flying isn’t his talent, what is. Kudos to Stephen Messer for a truly original, capitivating story. This fantasy world is so rich, I actually feel the need to reread the book. The clues planted along the way were surely missed the first time around. But, now that I know what links the worlds, I’m excited to go back and see Stephen’s extraordinary ability to weave so many threads into one satisfying ending.
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Mar 13, 2011 Charlyn Trussell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fantasy, fiction, time-travel

Oliver's singular dream to to build a prize-winning kite for the yearly kite-flying festival in Windblowne, a village whose homes are built in the trees. His artistic mother and literary father have no interests in that activity; the children in the village treat him like the village idiot, making fun of his awkwardness and lack of skills in building and flying a kite. This drives him to find his reclusive Great-Uncle Gilbert, a former champion and expert kite-builder. Gilbert boots the boy out...more

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Nov 20, 2010 Robert Kent rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Windblowne isn’t just the title of this week’s book, it’s the name of the fictional town in which our story takes place. Windblowne is on a mountain and the residents live in tree houses—I like to imagine Endor without the Ewoks (it wouldn’t be the same). As their name implies, the winds are plentiful in Windblowne and each year the non-Ewok residents hold the Festival of Kites. There are prizes to be won for events such as distance jumps in which residents leap off a peak of the mountain and fl...more

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Nov 30, 2012 andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was such a surprise of a book - in too many fantasies, especially the younger the intended audience is, the ending is fairly clear about halfway through the book, if not sooner. This book was so creative, with twists throughout that made it hard to know what was going on at all, in a good way, much less determined the ending.

The pacing was a bit of a whirlwind, which would normally annoy me, but the plot was so creative I didn't mind, plus hey, the book is called windblowne after all.

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Jul 08, 2011 Carol Baldwin rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Windblowne by Stephen Messer

Kites with personalities? Evil kites that hunt and maim and a beloved kite that guides, protects, and leads a boy to discover his talents and destiny?

Only a man who grew up flying kites in Maine and Arizona would conceive of a book in which kites fly between worlds and are harbingers of good and evil.

Windblowne incorporates the innocence and fantasies of every kite-flying child who stands on the crest of a hill and wonders where his kite might take him—but packs in...more
Windblowne by Stephen Messer

Kites with personalities? Evil kites that hunt and maim and a beloved kite that guides, protects, and leads a boy to discover his talents and destiny?

Only a man who grew up flying kites in Maine and Arizona would conceive of a book in which kites fly between worlds and are harbingers of good and evil.

Windblowne incorporates the innocence and fantasies of every kite-flying child who stands on the crest of a hill and wonders where his kite might take him—but packs in worlds of meaning and nuance.

Upper elementary and middle school boys and girls will enjoy this fantasy about Oliver who lives in the world of Windblowne. In a community in which building and flying kites is prized, Oliver is a misfit.

Despite desperate attempts, his kites fail and his peers ridicule him. But Oliver has an uncanny ability to listen to the winds’ moans, cries and whispers that blow through the massive oaks populating his world. In addition, he possesses a keen sense of observation by which he creates internal navigational maps. These abilities remain unappreciated until the end of the book when he realizes the truth of his Great-uncle Gilbert’s words, “Your talents lay elsewhere.” Embracing his gifts enables him to accomplish far more than any of his peers.

Messer clearly layers the perennial struggle of good vs. evil into this story. When Oliver is unwittingly taken to another Windblowne world, he meets two characters which are counterparts to people he knows –himself and his great-uncle. If I were using this novel in a classroom, I would probe students to consider the nature of these anti-heroes/alter egos. Resultant discussions could focus on how good and evil are present in all characters—both fictional and real.

Having just published the July issue of Talking Story on Multiple Intelligences/Different Learning Styles, I have been thinking about the many different ways in which students learn and use their individual abilities. I recommend Windblowne as a book that will help students who grapple with embracing their own unique learning style and gifts.

Kites with personalities? You bet. It will be a long time before I forget a crimson kite which nods, trembles, and fights for truth and justice.

Happy kite flying.
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Sep 20, 2012 Dina rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children

I'm enjoying it, but not quite loving it yet. Windblowne is a very cool place where everyone lives in these tree houses up in ancient oaks. Bridges connect the houses up in the air, but there is also a town on the ground below. The town's fame is connected to its winds and its annual kite flying contest, and one's popularity and status in town is connected to one's ability to build and fly kites. Oliver, who desperately wants to build and fly the amazing kites he imagines, just doesn't seem to h...more

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Jan 07, 2013 Zach Sparks rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I had originally bought this book because the blurb described it as being inspired by Diana Wynne Jones, and, having read all that is commercially available of DWJ, I was eager to give something similar a try. I am happy to say that this book was both refreshingly new and yet still familiar. Stephen Messer has managed to capture, at heart, what made Mrs. Jones works so utterly readable by her devoted fans. It has all of the hallmarks of a classic DWJ novel: Disinterested or absent parents who ar...more

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Oct 01, 2010 Reader rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The more I think about this book, the more I like it. In Oliver's world kite flying is akin to life itself. You're nothing if you're not making and flying your own expert creations in the sky. Unfortunately for Oliver, he doesn't just lack the talent for it. He actively is AWFUL at it. When he discovers that his crazy Great-Uncle is a champion kite flyer, Oliver is sure that the older man can help him out. Instead, Oliver discovers a crazy series of multiple worlds containing multiple Olivers an...more

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Feb 19, 2011 Becky marked it as to-read · review of another edition

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From Elizabeth Bird's review:

"...Extra points to the author for resisting one of my least favorite fantasy tropes as well: The crazy names. I don't know what it is about the genre but otherwise sane and rational writers sometimes get a bit kooky when it comes to naming fantasy characters. Basically, if you see an apostrophe hanging in the middle of a moniker for no particular reason, that's a bad sign. In Messer's case, his characters all have very common, somewhat English, names. Oliver, Gilber...more

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Feb 24, 2011 Afton Nelson rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: juvenile

Something tells me this story was originally much longer than it's current length. It just feels very, very edited. Very scraped clean. like all the toppings have been picked off my meat lover's combo leaving only the cheese. And cheese pizza is fine, but that meat lover's combo is divine. I just wanted a little more. It seemed like details came too fast and thin and then we were on to something else. Great, well-executed plot, the pacing was spot on, I just wanted more details, more character d...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Betsy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

2010 was not a great year for fantasies. Sure, there were plenty of books that contained small fantastical elements, but titles that plunged the reader into entirely different worlds with their own set of rules and understandings? Few and far between. I blame the absence of Frances Hardinge. Fortunately for everyone there was Stephen Messer's Windblowne to fill an otherwise gaping void. Here you have a book that takes world building to a whole new level. And Messer isn't content to build only on...more 2010 was not a great year for fantasies. Sure, there were plenty of books that contained small fantastical elements, but titles that plunged the reader into entirely different worlds with their own set of rules and understandings? Few and far between. I blame the absence of Frances Hardinge. Fortunately for everyone there was Stephen Messer's Windblowne to fill an otherwise gaping void. Here you have a book that takes world building to a whole new level. And Messer isn't content to build only one world, but several, not a single one anything like our own. If sentient kites and evil twins are up your kid's alley, prepare for a soaring, diving, crazed and thoroughly enjoyable ride into a place where priorities are strictly of the air-based variety.

Oliver's a pretty easy kid to figure out. Basically he just wants one thing: to be a champion kite-smith. The kind that builds brilliant kites and wins competitions with them with ease. In Windblowne, all the kids are kite crazy and Oliver's no exception. The rub? He's probably the worst kite builder (and even worse flyer) anyone has ever laid eyes on. His talents are, as they say, in other areas. So when Oliver goes to visit his potentially crackpot Great-uncle Gilbert for kite advice, he has no idea what he'll find. He certainly doesn't expect to be attacked by nasty evil kites or to watch his uncle disappear before his eyes. He doesn't expect a special red kite of his Great-uncle's design to carry him away to other worlds where there are other Olivers and Gilberts out there with very different talents and personalities. And he certainly couldn't have expected to become the only hope for all the different worlds, slowly dying thanks to one of the evil Gilberts' schemes. Oliver has talents in other areas, all right. Heroic talents, and it's time for him to discover them and put them to the test.

Stories in which characters visit alternate worlds and meet their doppelgangers all tend to have one quality in common: That first world? Our world. Doppelganger worlds? Alternate versions of our world. How remarkable then that Messer chooses to eschew all of that and begin in a world that is nothing like our own. By page four the reader has been given enough information to know, right off the bat, that the book in their hands takes place somewhere new. They'd be hard pressed to find many communities that live exclusively in trees in our own world, after all. And extra points to the author for resisting one of my least favorite fantasy tropes as well: The crazy names. I don't know what it is about the genre but otherwise sane and rational writers sometimes get a bit kooky when it comes to naming fantasy characters. Basically, if you see an apostrophe hanging in the middle of a moniker for no particular reason, that's a bad sign. In Messer's case, his characters all have very common, somewhat English, names. Oliver, Gilbert, etc. Even the strangest name in the book, Ilia, isn't all that nutty.

You'll find that the characters ring true here, which is noteworthy, particularly when one of your characters is a sentient kite. Admittedly, I spent most of the book comparing that kite to the flying carpet in the Disney version of Aladdin. A wordless flying object that takes our hero in and out of danger? Check, check, and check. Of course, Disney had the advantage of being able to show audiences the kite's body language. Messer has to somehow convey a personality hidden within red silk and spars without relying on that characters' speech. He accomplishes this primarily through shudders or the subtle tightening of a tail. It makes sense in context, but it couldn't have been easily to do.

The book follows the standard zero to hero format, with a twist. Under normal circumstances, when you begin a book and the hero has a dream, you want that dream to come true. In this particular case, our hero has a dream that must be beaten out of him and replaced with a much bigger and better dream. How many books for kids can you name where the hero starts out with the wrong desires? What happens to a dream deferred? You get a better book out of it, that's for sure. It also gives your hero a chance to change and grow. All this ties in nicely to the doppelgangers Oliver encounters or hears rumors of. In one case, he's clearly a better person than his doppelganger, in spite of the fact that that particular "Oliver" has a talent he so desperately desires. In another case, there's a possibility that he is a less heroic doppelganger than another Oliver.

I think it worth noting that in the end Windblowne avoids what I'd like to call the Back to the Future Part II conundrum. Generally when a protagonist is leaping back and forth between worlds or times it can be difficult for the audience to follow. Add in the fact that half your characters share the same names and what you have is a near miracle if at no point you've completely baffled and bamboozled your reading fans. Messer, however, eludes confusion and the reader never has any difficulty knowing who the hero is, who the villains are, and where they've all gone from one moment to the next.

The eco-friendly message of everything being connected / we are one / even the smallest change makes a difference, etc. etc. can get a bit nauseating if done poorly. Eco fantasies can be the worst of the worst too. Because in those cases not only are the books messagey they're allegorical to boot. Nothing's worse than preachy fiction for kids. Messer's talent then is to take a story that could be intolerable on the printed page, and actually makes it fun and lively. I'm not saying that there aren't some message-like elements to the story. There are a couple. But in the end the story and writing stand out strongly.

I think that there's a perception out there that fantasy is the lazy man's answer to writing for children. Certainly there was a time when you couldn't throw a dart without hitting a Harry Potter knock-off. These days that kind of fantasy has slowed down and the genre has reached a kind of even keel. Smart fantasies with their own particular peculiarities are on the rise. Windblowne represents a return to original world-building fantasies, the kinds that could even be called science fiction if you squinted at them the right way. Best of all, it stands entirely on its own, no sequel required (though undoubtedly its fans will be besieging the author for more of the same). Mr. Messer's debut is a sturdy beginning and marks the start of good things to come. He'll garner many a fan with this book, and hook adults and kids alike with his one-of-a-kind point of view. Recommended and then some.

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Dec 07, 2009 John Bemis rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In the town of Windblowne, kite-flying is no hobby. It’s an obsession. It’s an art. It’s at the core of the identity of its quirky inhabitants. People here spend all year waiting for the legendary Ye Olde Festival of Kites where they might see kites designed as enormous dragons or entire schools of fish or even carrier kites that passengers ride in. And then there are the fliers. These brave souls take their kites up to the crest of the mountain above Windblowne and jump, attempting to ride the...more In the town of Windblowne, kite-flying is no hobby. It’s an obsession. It’s an art. It’s at the core of the identity of its quirky inhabitants. People here spend all year waiting for the legendary Ye Olde Festival of Kites where they might see kites designed as enormous dragons or entire schools of fish or even carrier kites that passengers ride in. And then there are the fliers. These brave souls take their kites up to the crest of the mountain above Windblowne and jump, attempting to ride the fierce winds and beat a record that’s stood for over fifty years.

Like everyone in Windblowne, Oliver dreams of beating that record. Too bad every kite he flies ends up in humiliating displays of destruction. Oliver is a terrible kite flier. He’s an even worse kite-smith. He’s also awkward and bumbling and delusional, swinging from being painfully aware of his limitations (which are many!) to being wildly over-confident of his perceived talents (which are few). He could easily be the best protagonist I’ve read about in years!

As flawed as he is, Oliver is a deeply endearing, heroic, and hilarious character who I couldn’t help but cheer for throughout this page-turning adventure.

While Messer has many gifts as a writer—his craft is superb, his story excellently plotted, the world wildly original—what really grabbed me was the humor. Oliver is side-splitting funny. The villain Lord Gilbert (who is the evil version of Oliver’s Great-uncle Gilbert in an alternate Windblowne) kept me in stitches. When this evil inventor captures Oliver, he introduces himself with: “I, of course, am Lord Gilbert, thought you may refer to me simply as ‘Lord,’ if you wish. Although perhaps you could call me ‘Lord Great-uncle,’ as I shall be more family to you than he ever was. No, that sounds absurd. ‘Lord Gilbert’ will do.”

The best authors have a unique and captivating ‘voice.’ Lemony Snicket. Neil Gaiman. Roald Dahl. Messer has this sort of ‘voice.’ It pulls you into his weird and wonderful world. It bonds you to the characters — heroes and villains alike. It makes you eager for more of his books. I know I am.

And I’ll never be able to fly a kite again without wondering if I’m about to be yanked into the sky to a world of multiple moons, mad scientists, and madcap adventures.
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Sep 20, 2010 Ofilia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved the concept of this book. The idea of the nightwinds, people living in actual tree houses and traveling to parallel worlds via kite. Oliver is a broken boy at first. Putting all his self worth into a trait he will never possess. In the end, he learns the ever important lesson that we are all connected and we all have something to contribute. He also realizes that you often just have to accept people for who they are. An interesting unique fantasy.

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Jan 11, 2012 Victoria Law rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I originally bought this book for the kite fliers in the family. After a couple of months of it sitting forlornly on a pile of unread books, I picked it up. It reminds me a bit of Interworld except for the descriptions of kites and how they're made (which will probably please the kite fliers if they ever get around to reading it) and the lack of super-heroness.

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Aug 25, 2010 Suzanne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, fantasy, youth

Oliver lives in a land that celebrates trees and kites. He has no skill at kite making but yearns to be an expert. He finds that he has a long lost uncle that is a kite making champion. As he goes on his way to meet him he is entangled in an adventure that crosses worlds. Soon Oliver is kite flying for his life and in an effort to save his beloved trees. Very whimsy but fun.

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Jan 05, 2013 Kristi rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It wasn't until I was about 2/3 through this book that I actually got 'into' it and even then, I was just meh...

I think what really put me off from the start was the fact that he proclaims this to be inspired by Diana Wynne Jones... puh-lease! This story was nowhere near entertaining, funny, mysterious or imaginatively descriptive as any work by DMJ.

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Oct 10, 2012 Lacey rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It took me a little while to get into the story. There are only a couple of characters and one of each of them lives in millions of parallel worlds. This is a story about kites, traveling through time and conquering evil. Imaginative and a easy read. I liked it, but its not in my top ten.,

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Jul 10, 2010 Shanshad Whelan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, childrens

A really nice coming of age multi-verse fantasy with a focus on kites. Writing is clean and crisp--easy to access and it makes it a fast read. Beautiful setting, nice world building, interesting characters and a satisfying ending.

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Sep 27, 2011 Francesca rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A fine attempt at executing a lovely idea but anything that compares itself to Diana Wynne Jones on the back cover has set itself an extremely high bar. I enjoyed the story but would have liked to have explored some of the other characters a little more as they seemed slightly neglected in favour of the world building. Nonetheless, a wonderful fantasy for 9-12s.

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Jul 02, 2012 Anne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is on the juvenile side, but whimsical and finely crafted--the setting is beautiful, and there are some great images. I think it would make a rich graphic novel.

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Oct 07, 2011 Kami Kinard rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Loved the concept and the world Messer created! The kite concept was orginal and wonderfully imaginative. I could picture the kits...

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May 15, 2011 Tina added it · review of another edition

I loved this book so much! I can't wait to recommend it to our students. It's kind of Harry Potterish but not as dark, shorter, and more appropriate for the 4th-5th grade set.

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Mar 29, 2012 Edie Parsons rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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A charming book with lots of surprises, a likeable, determined hero, and a good ending. The world(s) created here are well worth exploring.

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Sep 28, 2010 Marsha marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Sounds so intriguing and fun to read. A really different premise than most books I hear about.

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Mar 06, 2011 Mary rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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May 11, 2012 Claire rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is fantastic! Poor Oliver! However, I love that he finds his talent. Anyway, The kites described in the book sounds amazing! I love it in books when a non-human is given a personality. Here, it is the crimson kite. Honestly, this is not what I expected, I had read the blurb online that was given for the book and then, when I picked it up at the library, I read the back of the book and it felt like a completely different story. I dove in regardless. This book is beauifully written and conjur...more

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Aug 29, 2012 Jojo rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It was ok but not something that interested me

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Jan 14, 2012 Maggie added it · review of another edition

Started with a strong voice. Funny villian. Kites are sort of like pets.

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Jul 23, 2010 Ginnyrichey rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Love the oaks that dwell between worlds

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