They'll challenge her ideas of right, wrong, and what truly makes a hero. Ellie's new friends offer not just roadside companionship. Soon her path intertwines with a colorful band of fellow outcasts, each with their own aspirations.

Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud, ready to slay anyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm - just as Ellie's family was. This rigid hierarchy means that Ellie is destined to become a farmer.ĭetermined to honor her parents' memories and prove herself worthy of the Goldwings, Ellie sets out on her own for the capital. There's just one problem: Ellie is a Sparrow, and the Goldwings are almost invariably picked from the higher clans like Eagles and Ospreys.

It was a Goldwing, after all, who saved her life on that terrible day her parents were killed.

SCHOLASTIC, SCHOLASTIC AUDIOBOOKS, and associated logos are trademarksĪnd/or registered trademarks of Scholastic Inc.In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow.Įllie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings - the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. 'Text Copyright © 2021 by Jessica Khoury. Foul creatures called gargols lurk behind every cloud, ready to slayĪnyone unlucky enough to be caught outside in a storm - just as Ellie's family was. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, with tight-knit communities formed around bird types: Jay, Falcon, Crow.Įllie Meadows dreams of growing up to join the Goldwings - the famed knights who defend all the people of the Clandoms. Narrated by Michael Gallagher & Emily Eiden

Sparrow Rising by Jessica Khoury