Synopses & Reviews
The blue jays and cardinals of Stone-Run Forest have turned against each other. According to legend, only Swordbird, son of the Great Spirit, has the power to conquer evil and restore peace to the land. But is he real or just a myth? Can Swordbird arrive in time to save the forest...or will it be too late?
Twelve-year-old author Nancy Yi Fan has woven a captivating tale about the birds of Stone-Run Forest and the heroism, courage, and resourcefulness in their quest for peace.
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"Mark Zug's black-and-white drawings repeat strategically, offering a visual underpinning to the characters and story line." Children's Literature
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"Aficionados of Jacques's Redwall series should enjoy this new offering to the anthropomorphized animal genre." VOYA
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"The greatest credit should be given to the illustrator, who took the author's imagery and made it believable as well as attractive." School Library Journal
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"It will appeal to fans of the Mistmantle Chronicles and other animal fantasies-then lead them onward to Redwall Abbey." Kirkus Reviews
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Warring factions of blue jays and cardinals call on Swordbird, the heroic bird of peace, to rescue them from the evil machinations of Turnatt, the tyrant hawk lord who plans to enslave them.
Synopsis
When an evil hawk turns the peaceful cardinals and blue jays of Stone-Run Forest into archenemies, the battle between them rages for many years, but after the warring parties discover the hawk's deception, the cardinals and blue jays turn to the Swordbird in the hopes of reuniting and bringing peace back to the forest they love so dearly.
Synopsis
Written by the author when she was in the fifth grade, this extraordinary fantasy inspired by a dream and her complicated feelings about terrorism after September 11th portrays a world of warfare, deception, bravery, and freedom.
About the Author
Nancy Yi Fan spent the first part of her childhood in China, where she was born in 1993. When she was seven years old, Nancy moved with her parents to the United States and attended American schools through fifth grade. Birds, a lifelong passion of the author's, provided the inspiration for Swordbird. After awaking from a vivid dream about birds at war while simultaneously wrestling with her feelings about terrorism and September 11, Nancy wrote Swordbird as a way to convey her message of peace to the world. She currently lives in Florida with her parents.