The Flight of Swans

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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.

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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.

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Oklahoma Library Association Intermediate Sequoyah masterlist selection

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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

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"McGuire’s spellbinding writing will embark you on a grand adventure through enchanted forests, far-away lakes, dark caves, and ruined fortresses."

~Christina Farley 

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