The Forest of a ­Thousand Eyes

Gr 5 Up–Feather lives in a world where a haunting and hungry Forest has taken over. Living in a part of a crumbling Wall that extends to an unknown ocean, Feather and her community work to stay safe from the encroaching Forest. When Feather finds she must venture out into the unknown to retrieve her community’s precious spyglass, she does not know what will be in store for her along the crumbling Wall. Feather travels with her pet scaled ferret, Sleek, avoiding the dangers of the Forest. Along the way, she meets other communities living along the Wall and finds she is more tenacious than she thought when she began her journey. In her second highly illustrated novel, Hardinge delivers a dystopian tale that nevertheless uplifts beauty, resilience, and the notion that people are stronger together than they are as individuals. With gorgeous illustrations throughout, this story weaves imagery and narrative to create a haunting middle grade adventure.