![]() ![]() Nancy Yi Fan’s accomplishment here is truly remarkable and I understand why school teachers want to expose their students to Swordbird. However, that’s because I’m comparing Swordbird to children’s books written by adults. As long as there is peace and freedom, there is tomorrow. While the kids enjoyed it, I thought it was unoriginal (Redwall does it better) and predictable with flat characters, clumsy dialog, cardstock villains, and trite messages: We all agreed that the plot was a lot like playing Angry Birds (and just as violent!). ![]() I listened to the audio version (Harper Audio, nicely narrated by Colleen Delany) with my kids in one evening. The novel is an anthropomorphic fantasy - all of the characters are birds - and the fact that it was written by a 12 year old, and carries an unmistakable message of peace, has made it a popular choice for elementary school teachers’ required reading lists. Fan was 10 years old when she started writing Swordbird and she sold it to HarperCollins when she was 12. Nancy Yi Fan Swordbird Sword QuestSwordbird is a children’s fantasy novel written by Chinese-American Nancy Yi Fan after the events of September 11, 2001. They say the cardinals filched their babies (And they're quite convinced they’re right) ![]() ![]() To be sung to the tune of “The Trees” by Rush. ![]()
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