Status
Available
Local notes
Fic Ber
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Genres
Publication
Philomel (1990), Hardcover, 128 pages
Description
Having grown a pair of wings and felt the longing for the freedom of the skies, twelve-year-old Gwinna goes to the Mother of the Owls, who sends her on a quest to find the songs of the wind.
Awards
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 4-8 — 1992)
Washington State Book Award (Winner — 1991)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
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Physical description
128 p.; 10.33 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member WhitneyLeeTate
Gwinna is a story about a man and his wife who will do anything to have a child. So they make a deal with the mother of the owls, but they don’t keep up their end of the bargain. They are turned to stone and their daughter is led to the mother of the owls. She learns to fly and goes to the
I liked the book at first but towards the middle it got a little too weird for my taste. Definitely an extremely fictional/fantasy book.
Could be used when studying owls. Also could be used as a just for fun book.
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mountain in the distance to bring back the song of the wind. She succeeds and by doing so she saves her parents and the mother of the owls.I liked the book at first but towards the middle it got a little too weird for my taste. Definitely an extremely fictional/fantasy book.
Could be used when studying owls. Also could be used as a just for fun book.
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Pages
128