This week we're talking about books that we are currently reading. Over the summer a children's fantasy novel called Wildwood by the lead singer of the Decemberists was released. Since I'm a huge fan of the Decemberists and I recently bought a nook I figured I would check it out.
My senior year has been so hectic so far so I haven't really had time to read much, but I'm about eight chapters into it and it's FANTASTIC.
Wildwood is basically about a 12 year-old girl named Prue McKeel (Not-so-interesting fact #1 The name Prue kind of reminds me of a mix of Prim and Rue from The Hunger Games...) from Portlandm Oregon who takes her little brother out with her for the day. She goes to a park and some creepy old lady comes up to her and tells her not to leave her brother by himself. He eventually gets stolen by a murder of crows who bring him into the Impassible Wilderness and that's where the story starts.
So far I'm loving it, and I would definitely suggest it to anyone who needs something new to read.
Just in case you've never heard of the Decemberists:
And an excerpt from the book:
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