Spirit Animals: Book 1: Wild Born

#1 New York Times bestseller Brandon Mull launches Scholastic's wildly popular multiplatform phenomenon.

Four children separated by vast distances all undergo the same ritual, watched by cloaked strangers. Four flashes of light erupt, and from them emerge the unmistakable shapes of incredible beasts -- a wolf, a leopard, a panda, a falcon. Suddenly the paths of these children -- and the world -- have been changed forever.

Enter the world of Erdas, where every child who comes of age must discover if they have a spirit animal, a rare bond between human and beast that bestows great powers to both. A dark force has risen from distant and long-forgotten lands, and has begun an onslaught that will ravage the world. Now the fate of Erdas has fallen on the shoulders of four young strangers . . . and on you.

Part engrossing book series, part action role-playing game -- discover your spirit animal and join the adventure.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 09/10/2013
ISBN: 9780545522434
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.81w x 0.78d
Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee
Award: Nevada Young Readers' Award - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Runner-Up
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Utah Book Award - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/15/2013
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2013
School Library Journal 10/01/2013 pg. 108
Booklist 11/15/2013 pg. 50
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 pg. 87 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 161378 / Wild Born
Reading Level: 4.9 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 7