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KENNETH OPPELKenneth Oppel is the award-winning author of more than twenty books for children and young adults, including Silverwing, named Book of the Year for Children by the Canadian Library Association; Sunwing, also named Book of the Year for Children by the Canadian Library Association as well as a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book; and Firewing, the third book in the Silverwing sequence. Some of his other titles include Airborn, a Printz Honor Book, and its sequel, Skybreaker, a New York Times bestseller. Kenneth Oppel lives in Toronto with his wife and three children. FEATURED TITLE Shade is a young silverwing bat, the runt of his colony. But he's determined to prove himself on the long, dangerous winter migration to Hibernaculum, millions of wingbeats to the south. During a fierce storm, he loses the others and soon faces the most incredible journey of his young life. Desperately searching for a way to rejoin his flock, Shade meets a remarkable cast of characters: Marina, a Brightwing bat with a strange metal band on her leg; Zephyr, a mystical albino bat with an unusual gift; and Goth, a gigantic carnivorous vampire bat. But which ones are friends and which ones are enemies? In this epic story of adventure and suspense, Shade is going to need all the help he can find -- if he hopes to ever see his family again. MORE TITLES BY THIS AUTHOR
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