Thursday, March 30, 2023

A Breath of Mischief by MarcyKate Connolly - ADVISABLE

A Breath of Mischief by MarcyKate Connolly, 224 pages. Sourcebooks Young Readers, 2023. $17.

Language: G (0 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Aria is a windling, living in her cloud castle with her parent, the Wind, and her gryphling friend, Gwyn. But then they wake up one morning with cloud castle on the ground and no breeze to be felt. They must find the Wind and nothing is going to stop Aria from completing her quest.

Each element is a parent in this story, and Connolly’s imaginative personification of them in Aria’s world is breathtaking. Aria’s self-imposed quest highlights the pros and cons of her determination, teaching readers valuable lessons alongside the characters.

Aria is depicted as white on the cover, but she is described as “pale” but with a “faint bluish tinge” in the text. The violence rating is for fantasy violence.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen

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