Praise for: The Flight of Swans
Oklahoma Library Association Intermediate Sequoyah masterlist selection
New York Public Library’s Best Books for Kids, 2018
“An imaginative retelling with an unforgettable heroine.”
~Kirkus starred review
“A captivating adventure about power, memory, and love.”
~Booklist
“A finely crafted and compelling fairy-tale retelling.”
~School Library Journal
“Inventive twists on the original tale and a few last-minute reversals bring vitality to the well-known ending . . . “
~Horn Book Magazine
“Taking one of the loveliest of the Grimm cannon, McGuire has the right balance of heroics, poetic, and pratfalls . . . simply a tour de force!”
~Jane Yolen
“McGuire’s spellbinding writing will embark you on a grand adventure through enchanted forests, far-away lakes, dark caves, and ruined fortresses.”
~Christina Farley
The Flight of Swans
Princess Andaryn’s six older brothers have always been her protectors–until her father takes a new Queen, a frightening, mysterious woman who enchants the men in the royal family. When Ryn’s attempt to break the enchantment fails, she makes a bitter bargain: the Queen will spare her brothers’ lives if Ryn remains silent for six years.
Ryn thinks she freed her brothers, but she never thought the Queen would turn her brothers into swans. She never thought she’d have to discover the secret to undoing the Queen’s spell while eluding the Otherworldly forces that hunt her. And she never thought she’d have to do it alone, without speaking a single word.
As months as years go by, Ryn learns there is more to courage than speech . . . and that she is stronger than the Queen could have ever imagined.
Valiant
Saville despises the bolts of velvet and silk that her father loves- he’s always prized them more than he’s ever loved her. Yet when he’s struck ill, she’ll do anything to survive, even donning boys’ clothes and begging a commission to sew for the king.
Piecing together a fine coat is far simpler than unknotting court gossip about an army of giants led by a man who cannot be defeated. And they’re marching toward Reggen to seize the throne. But Saville knows giants are just stories, and no man is immortal.
Then she meets them, two scouts as tall as trees. She tricks them into leaving, but tales of the daring tailor’s triumph quickly spin into impossible feats of giant-slaying. And mere stories won’t deter the Duke and his larger-than-life army.
Now only a courageous and clever tailor girl can see beyond the rumors to save the kingdom again.
Mystery Masters - Alien Escape Room
Dive into the thrilling escape-room adventures of Alex and Matteo, two friends who find themselves trapped in a mysterious, high-tech challenge that’s practically out of this world. Can they use their wits and teamwork to outsmart the game . . . or is it more than just a game?
Common prefixes, roots, and suffixes are practiced in this sci-fi mystery.
Mystery Masters - School Play Sabotage
Step into the spotlight with Sophie, the youngest stage assistant Bransford Middle School has ever had. She has to scramble backstage during the most chaotic school play ever, Monsters at Midnight. From disappearing costumes to mysterious mishaps, Sophie must uncover the truth behind the scenes—because this show must go on!
Practice the core phonics skill of complex consonant patterns in this mysterious adventure.
