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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2011
Gr 6 Up—Tragically losing his family in Tolounn and then turned away by his Tolounnese uncle, grieving Trei, 14, ventures to the Floating Islands (kept aloft by wind dragon power) hoping his mother's family will take him in. Seeing the kajuraihi—an elite group of men who borrow wind dragon power to fly—Trei immediately longs to become one despite being only half-Islander. He finds a kindred spirit and eventual coconspirator in his sharp-tongued cousin Araenè. Society would have Araenè's ambitions stop ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2011
Trei's family in Tolounn is killed by a volcanic eruption, and Trei must take refuge with his aunt, uncle, and cousin, Araenè, in the neighboring kingdom of the airborn Floating Islands. Smitten with longing to fly with the islands' winged messengers, Trei passes the difficult audition and joins the select group of novices training to use wind dragons' magic. When his aunt and uncle die of a fever, Trei helps Araenè resist local gender roles ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Trei longs to fly with the Floating Islands' winged messengers. Passing the audition, he helps his cousin, Araenè, enter the "hidden school" of magery disg...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
