Description
An award-winning climate fiction novel that explores unlikely friendships as a group of children with disabilities find themselves at the heart of an eco-mystery. On a remote Scottish island, 14-year-old Max's life is changed forever when he loses his hearing in a boating accident. He has to navigate a new silent world alone-even his parents don't understand that wearing a hearing aid doesn't mean he can hear clearly. On top of that, he's placed in a special educational needs class surrounded by kids he once picked on. When people start acting strangely and Max's hearing aid picks up odd sounds from a new wind farm off the coast, he suspects a sinister scientist is using wind turbines to experiment on the islanders. Could being different be an advantage? Max enlists the help of his classmates to shut down the government's secret test before it spins out of control...
About the Author
Victoria Williamson is an award-winning children's author and primary school teacher from Scotland. After studying Physics at the University of Glasgow, she set out on her own real-life adventures and taught children and trained teachers in Malawi, Cameroon, and China and worked with children with additional support needs in the UK. She previously volunteered as a reading tutor with The Book Bus charity in Zambia and is now a Patron of Reading with CharChar Literacy to promote early years phonics teaching in Malawi. Victoria is passionate about creating inclusive worlds in her novels where all children can see themselves reflected.
Reviews
'A gripping eco-adventure.' - Financial Times; 'War of the Wind is an instant sci-fi classic!' -The Cork Echo Newspaper; 'Thrilling and a real page turner.'- Rebecca Mansell, The British Deaf Association; 'Teens with additional needs star in this eco thriller.' - iNews; 'Full of empathy & rich relationships. An incredibly nuanced YA book!' -Catherine Wilson Garry, Scottish Book Trust; 'The book was brilliant! My 13-year-old daughter and I both really enjoyed reading it. The story was thrilling and a real page turner.'-Rebecca Mansell, The British Deaf Association; 'A page-turning, inclusive eco-thriller for our times.' -Joanne Owen, LoveReading4Kids; 'The book that absolutely needed to be written: children with additional support needs see themselves reflected in the characters of a contemporary story. Empathetic, honest and compelling.'-Barbara Henderson, twice winner of the Young Quills Award and author of The Reluctant Rebel and The Chessmen Thief; 'What a pacy, engaging read! This exciting eco-thriller held me from first line to last.' -Beverley Birch, founder of Children's Writers & Illustrators for Stories & Literacy, and author of Song Beneath the Tides and Rift; 'An exciting environmental thriller. Excellent positive representation ... we can all learn a little something from this!' -Dan Smith, award-winning author for children and teens including Nisha's War, Boy X, and Below Zero; 'War of the Wind is an exciting adventure story with an important message about accepting differences.' -Lindsay Littleson, Kelpies Prize winner and Carnegie-nominated author of children's books including The Rewilders and Guardians of the Wild Unicorns; 'Places kids with different needs centre-stage. This book puts the turn in page turning. Go pre-order now!'-Justin Davies, Award-winning author of children's books including Help! I Smell a Monster and Whoa! I Spy a Werewolf; 'Excuse the pun, but Victoria Williamson's fantastic environmental thriller with a great cast of inclusive characters has blown me away!'-Kate Wiseman, Award-winning author of children's books including Gangster School and Icarus and Velvet; 'Victoria Williamson cranks up the tension perfectly until the book's thrilling ending. We are reminded not to underestimate those different from ourselves. Bravo, Victoria!'-Juliette Forrest, Award-winning author of children's books including The Mountain Rescue Dog and Twister; 'An environmental thriller for a teen audience with positive representation of children with additional support needs, this book needs to be in every school!' '-Veronica Price, Clinical Outreach Librarian
Awards
Winner of Glasgow School Libraries Book Award 2023. Short-listed for The Leeds Book Awards 2023 and The Week Junior Book Awards 2023 and The Falkirk RED Book Award 2023 and Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024.
Book Information
ISBN 9781911107507
Author Victoria Williamson
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Neem Tree Press Limited
Publisher Neem Tree Press Limited
About the Author
Victoria Williamson is an award-winning children's author and primary school teacher from Scotland. After studying Physics at the University of Glasgow, she set out on her own real-life adventures and taught children and trained teachers in Malawi, Cameroon, and China and worked with children with additional support needs in the UK. She previously volunteered as a reading tutor with The Book Bus charity in Zambia and is now a Patron of Reading with CharChar Literacy to promote early years phonics teaching in Malawi. Victoria is passionate about creating inclusive worlds in her novels where all children can see themselves reflected.
Reviews
'A gripping eco-adventure.' - Financial Times; 'War of the Wind is an instant sci-fi classic!' -The Cork Echo Newspaper; 'Thrilling and a real page turner.'- Rebecca Mansell, The British Deaf Association; 'Teens with additional needs star in this eco thriller.' - iNews; 'Full of empathy & rich relationships. An incredibly nuanced YA book!' -Catherine Wilson Garry, Scottish Book Trust; 'The book was brilliant! My 13-year-old daughter and I both really enjoyed reading it. The story was thrilling and a real page turner.'-Rebecca Mansell, The British Deaf Association; 'A page-turning, inclusive eco-thriller for our times.' -Joanne Owen, LoveReading4Kids; 'The book that absolutely needed to be written: children with additional support needs see themselves reflected in the characters of a contemporary story. Empathetic, honest and compelling.'-Barbara Henderson, twice winner of the Young Quills Award and author of The Reluctant Rebel and The Chessmen Thief; 'What a pacy, engaging read! This exciting eco-thriller held me from first line to last.' -Beverley Birch, founder of Children's Writers & Illustrators for Stories & Literacy, and author of Song Beneath the Tides and Rift; 'An exciting environmental thriller. Excellent positive representation ... we can all learn a little something from this!' -Dan Smith, award-winning author for children and teens including Nisha's War, Boy X, and Below Zero; 'War of the Wind is an exciting adventure story with an important message about accepting differences.' -Lindsay Littleson, Kelpies Prize winner and Carnegie-nominated author of children's books including The Rewilders and Guardians of the Wild Unicorns; 'Places kids with different needs centre-stage. This book puts the turn in page turning. Go pre-order now!'-Justin Davies, Award-winning author of children's books including Help! I Smell a Monster and Whoa! I Spy a Werewolf; 'Excuse the pun, but Victoria Williamson's fantastic environmental thriller with a great cast of inclusive characters has blown me away!'-Kate Wiseman, Award-winning author of children's books including Gangster School and Icarus and Velvet; 'Victoria Williamson cranks up the tension perfectly until the book's thrilling ending. We are reminded not to underestimate those different from ourselves. Bravo, Victoria!'-Juliette Forrest, Award-winning author of children's books including The Mountain Rescue Dog and Twister; 'An environmental thriller for a teen audience with positive representation of children with additional support needs, this book needs to be in every school!' '-Veronica Price, Clinical Outreach Librarian
Awards
Winner of Glasgow School Libraries Book Award 2023. Short-listed for The Leeds Book Awards 2023 and The Week Junior Book Awards 2023 and The Falkirk RED Book Award 2023 and Yoto Carnegie Medal 2024.
Book Information
ISBN 9781911107507
Author Victoria Williamson
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Neem Tree Press Limited
Publisher Neem Tree Press Limited
