THE WILDWOOD CHRONICLES are a fantasy series by Colin Meloy. The books are illustrated by his wife, Carson Ellise.
The
story is about 2 seventh-graders who are drawn into a magical forest
while trying to rescue a baby kidnapped by sinister crows. While there,
they discover that the magical world and the real one are
interconnected, and so an epic struggle ensues.
WILDWOOD was on the 2012 New York Times Best Seller list of Children's Chapter Books. It also was a tied winner for the 2012 E.B. White Read Aloud Award.
**Ratings are from GoodReaders
(The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I)
by Colin Meloy
Carson Ellis (Illustrations)
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
3.61 Stars — 6,542 ratings
When Prue's brother is abducted by a murder of
crows. She and her friend Curtis undertake a rescue mission that leads
them to the Impassable Wilderness, a magical forest.
Word Count: 118,138
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 6.3 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 146438
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UNDER WILDWOOD
(Wildwood Chronicles, #2)
3.89 avg rating — 906 ratings
Events
get complicated in this book. To start, the revolution that the kids
began in South Wood is near collapse; and Prue and Curtis discover that
there is a bounty on their heads, and that wolf assassins are hunting
them.
And
when the Elder Mystic dies, Prue learns that she must find a way to
reanimate the mechanical prince before the other side does.
Word Count: 121,865
Page Count: 576
Accelerated Reading level: 5.9 / points: 19.0
AR quiz: 156230
Lexile: 800L
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(Wildwood Chronicles, #3)
February 4, 2014!
Battles ensue on many fronts as Curtis and Prue fight Alexandra and the Coyote army.
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