Willa of Dark Hollow (Willa of the Wood #2)

by Robert Beatty (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

This enchanting companion to Robert Beatty's instant #1 New York Times bestseller Willa of the Wood is perfect for any reader who cares deeply about the natural world.

Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, she is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines?

When Willa discovers a mysterious dark hollow filled with strange and beautiful creatures, she comes to realize that it contains a terrifying force that seems to be hunting humans. Is unleashing these dangerous spirits the key to stopping the loggers? Willa must find a way to save the people and animals she loves and take a stand against a consuming darkness that threatens to destroy her world.

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Starred Review

The gorgeous prose and imagery of the mountains will inspire in readers a deep admiration for nature and support for Willa’s fight. A fantastic, heartbreaking crescendo that echoes beyond the final page. 

ALA/Booklist

The story will appeal to fans of the first book, and to those who like their fantasy blended with environmental issues.

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Robert Beatty
Robert Beatty is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Serafina series and the Willa of the Wood series published by Disney Hyperion. Loved by young readers and adults alike, the Serafina and Willa books are being taught in over a thousand classrooms nationwide, and have been translated into over 22 languages. Robert lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina with his wife and three daughters. He writes full-time now, but in his past lives, Robert was one of the early pioneers of cloud computing, the founder/CEO of Plex Systems, the co-founder of Beatty Robotics, and the chairman/CTO of Narrative magazine. In 2007, he was named an Entrepreneur of the Year. When asked about the inspiration for his books, Robert said, "The Serafina and Willa books grew out of my desire to write stories about unusual and heroic young girls for my three daughters."
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781368009485
Lexile Measure
920
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Publication date
May 20, 2022
Series
Willa of the Wood
BISAC categories
JUV028000 - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
JUV018000 - Juvenile Fiction | Horror
JUV063000 - Juvenile Fiction | Recycling & Green Living
Library of Congress categories
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